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tsukeru
ichidan verb, transitive verb

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English Meaning(s) for つける

ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to attach; to join; to add; to append; to affix; to stick; to glue; to fasten; to sew on; to apply (ointment)
  2. to furnish (a house with)
  3. to wear; to put on
  4. to keep a diary; to make an entry
  5. to appraise; to set (a price)
  6. to allot; to budget; to assign
  7. to bring alongside
  8. to place (under guard or doctor)
  9. to follow; to shadow
  10. to load; to give (courage to)
  11. to keep (an eye on)
  12. to establish (relations or understanding)
  13. to turn on (light)
  14. to produce flowers; to produce fruit (of a plant)

Definition and Synonyms for つける

Accession something added to what you already have
Synonyms: おまけ, つける, 付けたり, 付け足し, 付け足す, 添う, 添える, 継ぎ足し, 継ぎ足す
Wear be dressed in
Synonyms: つく, つく, つく, つける, つける, まとう, 召す, 履く, 着く, 着る, 着する, 着付ける, 着用, 着衣
Fix kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study
Synonyms: つける, 付く, 付く, 止める, 留める
Fix make fixed, stable or stationary
Synonyms: つける, 付く, 付く, 止める, 留める
Sting saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous
Synonyms: ばる, つける, 付く, 付く, 刺さる, 履く, 張る, 着く
Keep maintain by writing regular records
Synonyms: つける, 付く, 付く, 止める, 留める, 留め置く
Fasten attach to
Synonyms: かける, くくる, つける, つなぐ, 付く, 付く, 履く, 止める, 留める, 着く, 結わえる, 締める, 縛る
Attach become attached
Synonyms: つける, 付く, 付く, 付す, 付する, 付着, 添付, 貼付
Attach cause to be attached
Synonyms: つく, つく, つく, つける, つける, くっつく, くっつける, 付く, 付く, 付す, 付する, 付着, 添う, 添える, 添付, 貼付
Affix attach or become attached to a stem word
Synonyms: つける, 付く, 付く, 履く, 着く
Put On put clothing on one's body
Synonyms: つく, つく, つく, かぶる, つける, つける, はめる, まとう, 佩びる, 召す, 埋める, 履く, 帯びる, 着く, 着る, 着する, 着付ける, 着用, 着衣, 羽織る, 被る
Tack On fix to
Synonyms: つく, つく, つく, つる, かける, つける, つける, しつける, ぶら下げる, 付く, 付く, 仮縫い, 吊るす, 引っかく, 引っ掛ける
Glue join or attach with or as if with glue
Synonyms: ばる, つける, くっつく, ペースト, くっつける, 付く, 付く, 張る, 張り付く, 接着, 糊する, 糊付け, 糊着, 貼付, 貼り付ける
Fix cause to be firmly attached
Synonyms: つける, やめる, くっつく, くっつける, 付く, 付く, 作り付ける, 固定, 引っ付く, 引っ付ける, 据え付ける, 止む, 止める, 留める
Fasten become fixed or fastened
Synonyms: くくる, つける, つなぐ, 付く, 付く, 履く, 止める, 留める, 着く, 結ぶ, 結わえる, 締める, 縛る
Put On apply to a surface
Synonyms: つく, つく, つく, つける, つける, 付く, 付く, 塗る, 施す
Fix set or place definitely
Synonyms: つける, 付く, 付く, 止める, 留める, 繕う
Bear bring forth,
Synonyms: つける, 付く, 付く, 生じる, 生ずる
Credit arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services
Synonyms: つけ, つける, クレジット, 付く, 付く, 付け, 信用, 信用販売, 後払い
Addition a component that is added to something to improve it
Synonyms: おまけ, つける, プラス, サプリメント, 付けたり, 付加, 付け足し, 付け足す, 付録, 加増, 増加, 添う, 添える, 添付, 添加, 添加物, 添え物, 補足, 追加
Supplement a quantity added (e.g. to make up for a deficiency)
Synonyms: つける, サプリメント, 付けたり, 付加, 付け足し, 付け足す, 付録, 填補, 増補, 添加, , 補い, 補う, 補充, 補完, 補巻, 補給, 補記, 補足, 補遺, 足し, 足す, 足し前, 追補, 追録
Tack On attach
Synonyms: つく, つく, つく, つる, かける, つける, つける, しつける, ぶら下げる, 付く, 付く, 仮縫い, 吊るす, 引っかく, 引っ掛ける

Categories つける is a member of

Get Dressed put on clothes
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Set make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
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Thrust impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably
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Put Down make a record of
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Attach become attached
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Join make contact or come together
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Attach cause to be attached
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Cover provide with a covering or cause to be covered
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Tie connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces
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Make make or cause to be or to become
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Constitute set up or lay the groundwork for
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Payment a sum of money paid or a claim discharged
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Component an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up
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Acquisition something acquired
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Increment the amount by which something increases
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Stroke Order Diagrams for つける

Conjugations for つける

masu stem
tsuke
Negative stem
tsuke
te-form
tsukete
Negative te-form
tsukenakute
Adverbial Negative Form
tsukenaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
tsukeru
Present Indicative Negative Form
tsukenai
Past Indicative Form
tsuketa
Past Indicative Negative Form
tsukenakatta
Presumptive Form
tsukeyou
Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
tsukemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
tsukemasen
Past Indicative Form
tsukemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
tsukemasendeshita
Presumptive Form
tsukemashou
Tai Form
Present Indicative Form
tsuketai
Present Indicative Negative Form
tsuketakunai
Past Indicative Form
tsuketakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
tsuketakunakatta
Adjective stem
tsuketa
te-form
tsuketakute
Negative te-form
tsuketakunakute
Adverbial Form
tsuketaku
Provisional Form
tsuketakereba
Provisional Negative Form
tsuketakunakereba
Conditional Form
tsuketakattara
Conditional Negative Form
tsuketakunakattara
Objective Form
tsuketasa
Imperative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
tsukero
Imperative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
tsukenasai
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
tsukereba
Present Indicative Negative Form
tsukenakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
tsukenakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
tsuketara
Present Indicative Negative Form
tsukenakattara
Alternative Form
Present Indicative Form
tsuketari
Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
tsukerareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
tsukerarenai
Past Indicative Form
tsukerareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
tsukerarenakatta
masu-stem
tsukerare
te-form
tsukerarete
Negative te-form
tsukerarenakute
Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
tsukeraremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
tsukeraremasen
Past Indicative Form
tsukeraremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
tsukeraremasendeshita
Colloquial Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
tsukereru
Present Indicative Negative Form
tsukerenai
Past Indicative Form
tsukereta
Past Indicative Negative Form
tsukerenakatta
te-form
tsukerete
Negative te-form
tsukerenakute
Colloquial Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
tsukeremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
tsukeremasen
Past Indicative Form
tsukeremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
tsukeremasendeshita
Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
tsukerareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
tsukerarenai
Past Indicative Form
tsukerareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
tsukerarenakatta
masu stem
tsukerare
te-form
tsukerarete
Negative te-form
tsukerarenakute
Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
tsukeraremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
tsukeraremasen
Past Indicative Form
tsukeraremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
tsukeraremasendeshita
Causative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
tsukesaseru
Present Indicative Negative Form
tsukesasenai
Past Indicative Form
tsukesaseta
Past Indicative Negative Form
tsukesasenakatta
masu stem
tsukesase
te-form
tsukesasete
Negative te-form
tsukesasenakute
Causative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
tsukesasemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
tsukesasemasen
Past Indicative Form
tsukesasemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
tsukesasemasendeshita
Causative Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
tsukesaserareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
tsukesaserarenai
Past Indicative Form
tsukesaserareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
tsukesaserarenakatta
masu stem
tsukesaserare
te-form
tsukesaserarete
Negative te-form
tsukesaserarenakute
Causative Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
tsukesaseraremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
tsukesaseraremasen
Past Indicative Form
tsukesaseraremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
tsukesaseraremasendeshita
Colloquial Form
Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form
tsuken
Formal Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
tsukezu
Classical Form (nu)
Present Indicative Negative Form
tsukenu
Classical Form (zaru)
Present Indicative Negative Form
tsukezaru

Intransitive pair for つける

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tsuku
godan verb, intransitive verb, suffix

English Meanings:

godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be attached; to be connected with; to adhere; to stick; to cling
  2. to remain imprinted; to scar; to stain; to dye
  3. to bear (fruit, interest, etc.)
  4. to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
  5. to take root
  6. to accompany; to attend; to follow; to study with
  7. to side with; to belong to
  8. to possess; to haunt
  9. to be lit; to be lighted
  10. to be settled; to be resolved; to be decided
  11. to be given (of a name, price, etc.)
  12. to be sensed; to be perceived
  13. to be lucky (from 運がつく)
suffix, godan verb
  1. to become (a state, condition, etc.) (after -masu stems, onomatopoeic and mimetic words)

Sample Sentences for つける

She ought to have known better than to say that.
She was careful not to break the glasses.
What did they add this needless function for?
I resolved to keep a diary this year.
A foreign language cannot be mastered in a year or so.

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