I Love Kanji漬ける (tsukeru)
漬ける (つける, tsukeru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to soak (in); to steep”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- つける
- Romaji
- tsukeru
- Word class
- Ichidan verb (る-verb)
- Level
- JLPT N4 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to dunk · ichidan verb, transitive
- to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.) · ichidan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 漬ける
Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 漬ける | つける tsukeru |
| Polite (~masu) | 漬けます | つけます tsukemasu |
| Negative | 漬けない | つけない tsukenai |
| Polite negative | 漬けません | つけません tsukemasen |
| Past | 漬けた | つけた tsuketa |
| Polite past | 漬けました | つけました tsukemashita |
| Negative past | 漬けなかった | つけなかった tsukenakatta |
| Te-form | 漬けて | つけて tsukete |
| Potential | 漬けられる | つけられる tsukerareru |
| Passive | 漬けられる | つけられる tsukerareru |
| Causative | 漬けさせる | つけさせる tsukesaseru |
| Volitional | 漬けよう | つけよう tsukeyou |
| Imperative | 漬けろ | つけろ tsukero |
| Conditional (~ba) | 漬ければ | つければ tsukereba |
Kanji in 漬ける
Source: JMdict entry 1433680 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.