くっつける・くっ付けるkuttsukeru
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Definitions
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto attach; to stick together; to paste; to glue
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto place together; to put side by side
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | くっつける |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | くっつけます |
| Negative (nai) | くっつけない |
| polite (masen) | くっつけません |
| classical zu / nu | くっつけず・くっつけぬ |
| Past (ta) | くっつけた |
| polite (mashita) | くっつけました |
| Past negative (nakatta) | くっつけなかった |
| polite (masen deshita) | くっつけませんでした |
| Te form | くっつけて |
| Potential | くっつけられる |
| Passive | くっつけられる |
| Causative | くっつけさせる |
| Causative passive | くっつけさせられる |
| Conditional (ba) | くっつければ |
| tara | くっつけたら |
| Volitional | くっつけよう |
| polite (mashou) | くっつけましょう |
| Imperative | くっつけろ |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Transitive / intransitive pair
紙がくっつく
紙をくっつける
くっ付く describes something sticking or adhering on its own (marked with が), while くっ付ける describes the act of attaching or sticking something (marked with を).
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Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym貼り付けるはりつけるNeutralNeutral. For pasting paper and the like flat onto a surface, as in 「ポスターを貼り付ける」; it stresses flat application, while 「くっ付ける」 joins things tightly.
- SynonymつけるNeutralNeutral. Attach, put on, install — the broadest range; 「くっ付ける」 stresses tight, gapless contact.
- Synonym引っ付けるひっつけるCasualColloquial. Sticking things together or fastening them tight; more casual than 「くっ付ける」.
- Related貼付ちょうふWrittenWritten/formal prose. Affixing something, as in 「写真を貼付する」; seen mostly in official documents.
- Related接着せっちゃくWrittenWritten/formal prose. A noun for bonding with glue, as in 「接着剤」; technical in flavor.
- Related糊付けのりづけNeutralNeutral. A noun for gluing things with paste or starching clothes; the emphasis is on using paste.
- Related糊着こちゃくWrittenWritten/formal prose. Affixing with glue; rare in modern Japanese — in everyday speech say 「くっ付ける」.
- Antonym離すはなすNeutralNeutral. Separates two things that are close together; the opposite of sticking things together.
- AntonymはがすNeutralNeutral. Tears or peels off something stuck to a surface; the opposite of attaching.
Use 「くっ付ける」 for sticking things together or placing them side by side. For pasting paper flat onto a surface, 「貼り付ける」 fits best; for gluing, 「接着」; for attaching in general, 「付ける」. 「引っ付ける」 is a more casual spoken variant; 「貼付」 and 「糊着」 are written/formal terms, with 「糊着」 now rare; 「糊付け」 means pasting with paste. To undo it, 「離す」 separates and 「剥がす」 peels off.
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Japanese definitions
English equivalents
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