手掛ける (tegakeru)
手掛ける (てがける, tegakeru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to handle; to manage”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- てがける
- Romaji
- tegakeru
- Word class
- Ichidan verb (る-verb)
- Level
- JLPT N1 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to handle; to manage; to deal with; to work with; to have experience with · ichidan verb, transitive
- to rear; to look after · ichidan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 手掛ける
Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 手掛ける | てがける tegakeru |
| Polite (~masu) | 手掛けます | てがけます tegakemasu |
| Negative | 手掛けない | てがけない tegakenai |
| Polite negative | 手掛けません | てがけません tegakemasen |
| Past | 手掛けた | てがけた tegaketa |
| Polite past | 手掛けました | てがけました tegakemashita |
| Negative past | 手掛けなかった | てがけなかった tegakenakatta |
| Te-form | 手掛けて | てがけて tegakete |
| Potential | 手掛けられる | てがけられる tegakerareru |
| Passive | 手掛けられる | てがけられる tegakerareru |
| Causative | 手掛けさせる | てがけさせる tegakesaseru |
| Volitional | 手掛けよう | てがけよう tegakeyou |
| Imperative | 手掛けろ | てがけろ tegakero |
| Conditional (~ba) | 手掛ければ | てがければ tegakereba |
Kanji in 手掛ける
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 手掛ける.
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Source: JMdict entry 1327390 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.