ぶら下げる|ぶらさげるburasageru[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | ぶら下げる（ぶらさげる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | ぶら下げます（ぶらさげます） |
| Negative (nai) | ぶら下げない（ぶらさげない） |
| polite (masen) | ぶら下げません（ぶらさげません） |
| classical zu / nu | ぶら下げず・ぶら下げぬ（ぶらさげず・ぶらさげぬ） |
| Past (ta) | ぶら下げた（ぶらさげた） |
| polite (mashita) | ぶら下げました（ぶらさげました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | ぶら下げなかった（ぶらさげなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | ぶら下げませんでした（ぶらさげませんでした） |
| Te form | ぶら下げて（ぶらさげて） |
| Potential | ぶら下げられる（ぶらさげられる） |
| Passive | ぶら下げられる（ぶらさげられる） |
| Causative | ぶら下げさせる（ぶらさげさせる） |
| Causative passive | ぶら下げさせられる（ぶらさげさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | ぶら下げれば（ぶらさげれば） |
| tara | ぶら下げたら（ぶらさげたら） |
| Volitional | ぶら下げよう（ぶらさげよう） |
| polite (mashou) | ぶら下げましょう（ぶらさげましょう） |
| Imperative | ぶら下げろ（ぶらさげろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Transitive / intransitive pair
ぶら下がる (intransitive) describes something hanging or being suspended, focusing on the resulting state; ぶら下げる (transitive) describes the act of hanging something, focusing on the action performed by an agent.
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Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym吊るすつるすNeutralHangs something so it dangles, as in 「風鈴を吊るす」. Mostly interchangeable with 「ぶら下げる」, but not used for carrying something in your hand.
- SynonymつるNeutralCovers hanging and slinging across the body, and also hanging oneself. For hanging things in daily life, 「吊るす」 or 「ぶら下げる」 is more common.
- Synonym引っ掛けるひっかけるNeutralHangs something on a hook or protrusion, and also means throwing on clothes or tricking someone. 「ぶら下げる」 needs no hook; the point is the dangling.
- SynonymかけるNeutralHangs things on walls or nails and also covers laying something over; the broadest of the set. 「ぶら下げる」 stresses the object hanging down, free to sway.
- Synonym吊り下げるつりさげるWrittenWritten/formal prose word for hanging something fixed from above. 「ぶら下げる」 has a dangling, swaying feel and can also mean carrying something in your hand.
Use 「ぶら下げる」 for things dangling or carried in the hand. For hanging fixed from above pick 「吊るす」 or the more formal 「吊り下げる」; for walls and hangers 「掛ける」; for hooks 「引っ掛ける」.
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