漬ける・浸ける|つけるtsukeru[0]heiban (flat)
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Which spelling to use
漬ける漬ける is the most common written form and the recommended choice for beginners; use it when you need to write this verb.
浸ける浸ける is a less common written form of the same verb. Beginners should generally choose 漬ける instead.
Definitions
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto soak (in); to steep; to dip; to dunk
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 漬ける（つける） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 漬けます（つけます） |
| Negative (nai) | 漬けない（つけない） |
| polite (masen) | 漬けません（つけません） |
| classical zu / nu | 漬けず・漬けぬ（つけず・つけぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 漬けた（つけた） |
| polite (mashita) | 漬けました（つけました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 漬けなかった（つけなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 漬けませんでした（つけませんでした） |
| Te form | 漬けて（つけて） |
| Potential | 漬けられる（つけられる） |
| Passive | 漬けられる（つけられる） |
| Causative | 漬けさせる（つけさせる） |
| Causative passive | 漬けさせられる（つけさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 漬ければ（つければ） |
| tara | 漬けたら（つけたら） |
| Volitional | 漬けよう（つけよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 漬けましょう（つけましょう） |
| Imperative | 漬けろ（つけろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Transitive / intransitive pair
湯に浸かる
足を浸ける
The intransitive 浸かる emphasizes the resulting state of what is immersed, as in 湯に浸かる, whereas transitive 漬ける foregrounds the agent acting on something, as in 足を浸ける.
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Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym浸すひたすNeutralSoaking something to wet it, as in 「タオルを水に浸す」; it centers on getting things wet, while 「漬ける」 also covers pickling in salt or vinegar.
- Related浸るひたるWrittenWritten/formal prose; intransitive, for being soaked in water or immersing oneself, as in 「思い出に浸る」.
- Related浸かるつかるCasualColloquial; intransitive, for soaking in a bath or being pickled through, as in 「風呂に浸かる」.
- Related浸漬しんしWrittenWritten/formal prose; refers to soaking or permeating, mostly in chemistry or for ideas spreading through society.
- Antonym乾かすかわかすNeutralThe opposite of 「漬ける」: to dry something off or dry it with heat, as in 「髪を乾かす」.
- Antonym干すほすNeutralAlso the opposite of 「漬ける」: to hang things out to dry in the sun or wind, as in 「洗濯物を干す」.
Default to 「漬ける」 for soaking or pickling. Use 「浸す」 to wet something, 「浸かる」 (colloquial) or 「浸る」 (written) for being in the water yourself, and 「乾かす」/「干す」 to dry or air things out.
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Japanese definitions
Kanji in this word
English equivalents
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