ける
tsukeru

Ichidan Verb

1. to attach; to join; to connect; to add; to append; to affix; to stick; to glue; to fasten; to sew on; to apply (ointment); to put against

Transitive
Usually Written in Kana
おまえの上着 うわぎ わたくし勘定 かんじょうにつけておきなさい。
omaeno uwagiwa watashino kanjōni tsukete okinasai
Put your coat on my account.
Ichidan Verb

2. to furnish (a house with)

Transitive
Usually Written in Kana
自宅 じたく改築 かいちくする さいに、この部屋 へやにだけ防音 ぼうおん設備 せつび内鍵 うちかぎ けたんだ。
jitakuo kaichiku suru saini kono heyanidake bōonsetsubito uchikagio tsuketa nda.
When my home had an extension built I only had this room fitted with soundproofing and an internal lock.
Ichidan Verb

3. to wear; to put on

Transitive
Usually Written in Kana
よろいをつけている ひと、転 ころぶと おうきな おとがする。
yoroio tsukete iru hitowa korobuto ōkina otoga suru.
He who wears armor falls with a big crash!
Ichidan Verb

4. to keep a diary; to make an entry

Transitive
Usually Written in Kana
彼女 かのじょ むかし、日記 にっき けていたが いまはつけていない。
kanojowa mukashi nikkio tsukete itaga imawa tsukete inai.
She used to keep a diary, but she no longer does.
Ichidan Verb

5. to appraise; to set (a price)

Transitive
Usually Written in Kana
あの みせでは商品 しょうひん値下 ねさげして値段 ねだんがつけてある。
ano misedewa shōhin'o nesage shite nedanga tsukete aru.
They mark down goods at that shop.
Ichidan Verb

6. to allot; to budget; to assign

Transitive
Usually Written in Kana
Ichidan Verb

7. to bring alongside

Transitive
Usually Written in Kana
Ichidan Verb

8. to place (under guard or doctor)

Transitive
Usually Written in Kana
警官 けいかんはその おとこをつけた。
kēkanwa sono otokō tsuketa.
The policeman followed him.
Ichidan Verb

9. to follow (someone); to shadow; to tail; to stalk

Transitive
Usually Written in Kana
Ichidan Verb

10. to load; to give (courage to)

Transitive
Usually Written in Kana
Ichidan Verb

11. to keep (an eye on)

Transitive
Usually Written in Kana
Ichidan Verb

12. to establish (relations or understanding)

Transitive
Usually Written in Kana
Ichidan Verb

13. to turn on (a light)

Transitive
Usually Written in Kana
Related to 点ける
トムがテレビをつけたとたんにヒューズがとんだ。
tomuga terebio tsuketa totanni hyūzuga tonda.
No sooner had Tom turned on the TV than the fuse blew.
Ichidan Verb

14. to produce flowers (of a plant); to produce fruit

Transitive
Usually Written in Kana
わたくし すこ はなをつけたが じつはならなかった。
watashino kiwa sukoshi hanao tsuketaga jitsuwa naranakatta
My tree had a few blossoms but no fruit.
Suffix

15. to do intensely; to do fiercely; to do strongly

Usually Written in Kana
Related to 怒鳴りつける
Suffix

16. to be used to (doing); to be accustomed to

Usually Written in Kana
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