出かける・出掛ける|でかけるdekakeru[0]heiban (flat)
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- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to start; to set out10分前に出かけました。↗She left home ten minutes ago.
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be about to leave; to be just going out
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 出かける(でかける) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 出かけます(でかけます) |
| Negative (nai) | 出かけない(でかけない) |
| polite (masen) | 出かけません(でかけません) |
| classical zu / nu | 出かけず・出かけぬ(でかけず・でかけぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 出かけた(でかけた) |
| polite (mashita) | 出かけました(でかけました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 出かけなかった(でかけなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 出かけませんでした(でかけませんでした) |
| Te form | 出かけて(でかけて) |
| Potential | 出かけられる(でかけられる) |
| Passive | 出かけられる(でかけられる) |
| Causative | 出かけさせる(でかけさせる) |
| Causative passive | 出かけさせられる(でかけさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 出かければ(でかければ) |
| tara | 出かけたら(でかけたら) |
| Volitional | 出かけよう(でかけよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 出かけましょう(でかけましょう) |
| Imperative | 出かけろ(でかけろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym外出がいしゅつWrittenSino-Japanese word for leaving home or the office to go out, as in 「外出中」「外出する」; more formal than 「出かける」.
- Synonym出歩くであるくNeutralMeans going out and moving about from place to place, often with the nuance of staying away from home.
- Synonym他出たしゅつFormalFormal written word for being out and away; found mostly in official documents. In everyday speech, say 「出かける」.
- Synonym出門しゅつもんWrittenWritten word for going out and leaving a place; very rarely used in modern Japanese.
- Related外歩きそとあるきCasualColloquial word for walking around outside; the emphasis is on walking outdoors, as on a stroll.
- Antonym帰るかえるNeutralThe opposite of 「出かける」: to return home or to the place one came from.
- Antonym戻るもどるNeutralAlso the opposite of 「出かける」, but for going back to the original place, which is not necessarily home.
- Antonym家にいるCasualThe opposite of 「出かける」: to stay at home and not go out.
「出かける」 is the default word for going out. For a more formal tone use 「外出」; for moving around town use 「出歩く」. To say you come back, use 「帰る」 or 「戻る」, and staying home is 「家にいる」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


