設ける (moukeru)
設ける (もうける, moukeru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to prepare; to provide”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- もうける
- Romaji
- moukeru
- Word class
- Ichidan verb (る-verb)
- Level
- JLPT N1 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to prepare; to provide · ichidan verb, transitive
- to set up; to establish; to organize; to lay down (rules); to make (an excuse) · ichidan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 設ける
Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 設ける | もうける moukeru |
| Polite (~masu) | 設けます | もうけます moukemasu |
| Negative | 設けない | もうけない moukenai |
| Polite negative | 設けません | もうけません moukemasen |
| Past | 設けた | もうけた mouketa |
| Polite past | 設けました | もうけました moukemashita |
| Negative past | 設けなかった | もうけなかった moukenakatta |
| Te-form | 設けて | もうけて moukete |
| Potential | 設けられる | もうけられる moukerareru |
| Passive | 設けられる | もうけられる moukerareru |
| Causative | 設けさせる | もうけさせる moukesaseru |
| Volitional | 設けよう | もうけよう moukeyou |
| Imperative | 設けろ | もうけろ moukero |
| Conditional (~ba) | 設ければ | もうければ moukereba |
Kanji in 設ける
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 設ける.
設計せっけいplan建設けんせつconstruction設備せつびequipment施設しせつfacility設置せっちestablishment設定せっていestablishment設立せつりつestablishment
Source: JMdict entry 1386000 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.