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被かぶせる (kabuseru)

to cover (with something)

  • JLPT N2
  • Ichidan verb
  • Pitch 3
  • #290042 most frequent

Meaning

被せる (かぶせる, kabuseru) is a JLPT N2 verb meaning “to cover (with something)”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 11

本ほんにカバーを被かぶせたの。

I put a cover on the book.

彼かれは車くるまにカバーを被かぶせた。

He put a cover over his car.

種たねの上うえに少すこし土つちをかぶせなさい。

Cover the seeds with a little earth.

私わたしは顔かおの上うえにハンカチをかぶせて眠ねむった。

I went to sleep with a handkerchief over my face.

Conjugation table

被せる (かぶせる) is an ichidan verb (ru-verb). Every major form with romaji:

FormJapaneseRomaji
Dictionary被せる かぶせるkabuseru
Negative被せない かぶせないkabusenai
Past被せた かぶせたkabuseta
Past negative被せなかった かぶせなかったkabusenakatta
Polite (ます)被せます かぶせますkabusemasu
Polite negative被せません かぶせませんkabusemasen
Polite past被せました かぶせましたkabusemashita
Polite past negative被せませんでした かぶせませんでしたkabusemasendeshita
Te-form被せて かぶせてkabusete
Conditional (ば)被せれば かぶせればkabusereba
Conditional (たら)被せたら かぶせたらkabusetara
Potential被せられる かぶせられるkabuserareru
Passive被せられる かぶせられるkabuserareru
Causative被せさせる かぶせさせるkabusesaseru
Causative-passive被せさせられる かぶせさせられるkabusesaserareru
Volitional被せよう かぶせようkabuseyou
Volitional polite被せましょう かぶせましょうkabusemashou
Imperative被せろ かぶせろkabusero
Desire (たい)被せたい かぶせたいkabusetai

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