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駆ける (かける, kakeru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to run; to dash”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- かける
- Romaji
- kakeru
- Word class
- Ichidan verb (る-verb)
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to run; to dash; to race · ichidan verb, intransitive
- to gallop (on horseback); to canter · ichidan verb, intransitive
- to advance (against one's enemy); to charge (on horseback) · ichidan verb, intransitive · archaic
Example sentences
ぱたぱたと足跡を立てて、エントランスへと駆けてゆく。
With a pitter-patter of footsteps she runs off to the entrance.
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 駆ける
Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 駆ける | かける kakeru |
| Polite (~masu) | 駆けます | かけます kakemasu |
| Negative | 駆けない | かけない kakenai |
| Polite negative | 駆けません | かけません kakemasen |
| Past | 駆けた | かけた kaketa |
| Polite past | 駆けました | かけました kakemashita |
| Negative past | 駆けなかった | かけなかった kakenakatta |
| Te-form | 駆けて | かけて kakete |
| Potential | 駆けられる | かけられる kakerareru |
| Passive | 駆けられる | かけられる kakerareru |
| Causative | 駆けさせる | かけさせる kakesaseru |
| Volitional | 駆けよう | かけよう kakeyou |
| Imperative | 駆けろ | かけろ kakero |
| Conditional (~ba) | 駆ければ | かければ kakereba |
Kanji in 駆ける
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 駆ける.
駆け足かけあしrunning fast駆けっこかけっこ(foot) race
Source: JMdict entry 1244720 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.