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かける (kakeru)

to call by phone

  • JLPT N5
  • Ichidan verb

Meaning

かける (kakeru) is a JLPT N5 vocabulary word meaning “to call by phone”.

Example sentences 6

手紙てがみを書かくか、電話でんわをかけるか、どちらにしようか。

I wonder whether to write or phone.

彼女は英語をやり直して磨きをかけるために留学した。

She studied abroad in order to brush up her English.

彼は英語に磨きをかけるため、昨年アメリカへ行った。

He went to America last year to brush up his English.

彼の事業の成功を鼻にかけるのを私は好みません。

I don't like his boasting of his success in business.

Conjugation table

かける is an ichidan verb (ru-verb). Every major form with romaji:

FormJapaneseRomaji
Dictionaryかけるkakeru
Negativeかけないkakenai
Pastかけたkaketa
Past negativeかけなかったkakenakatta
Polite (ます)かけますkakemasu
Polite negativeかけませんkakemasen
Polite pastかけましたkakemashita
Polite past negativeかけませんでしたkakemasendeshita
Te-formかけてkakete
Conditional (ば)かければkakereba
Conditional (たら)かけたらkaketara
Potentialかけられるkakerareru
Passiveかけられるkakerareru
Causativeかけさせるkakesaseru
Causative-passiveかけさせられるkakesaserareru
Volitionalかけようkakeyou
Volitional politeかけましょうkakemashou
Imperativeかけろkakero
Desire (たい)かけたいkaketai

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