預ける|あずけるazukeru
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Definitions
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to place (in someone's custody); to entrust (someone) with; to deposit
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to let (someone) decide
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto lean on; to put one's weight on
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 預ける（あずける） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 預けます（あずけます） |
| Negative (nai) | 預けない（あずけない） |
| polite (masen) | 預けません（あずけません） |
| classical zu / nu | 預けず・預けぬ（あずけず・あずけぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 預けた（あずけた） |
| polite (mashita) | 預けました（あずけました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 預けなかった（あずけなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 預けませんでした（あずけませんでした） |
| Te form | 預けて（あずけて） |
| Potential | 預けられる（あずけられる） |
| Passive | 預けられる（あずけられる） |
| Causative | 預けさせる（あずけさせる） |
| Causative passive | 預けさせられる（あずけさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 預ければ（あずければ） |
| tara | 預けたら（あずけたら） |
| Volitional | 預けよう（あずけよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 預けましょう（あずけましょう） |
| Imperative | 預けろ（あずけろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym預託よたくWrittenWritten/formal noun used mostly for custody of money or securities in finance, as in 「預託金」; 「預ける」 is the everyday verb.
- Synonym預け入れるあずけいれるNeutralSpecifically depositing money into a bank or similar institution; 「預ける」 is broader, covering people, things and money alike.
- Synonym任せるまかせるNeutralHanding a matter over to someone to handle as they see fit; 「預ける」 is about leaving something in someone's keeping.
- Synonym委託いたくNeutralNoun for formally commissioning business or work, as in 「業務委託」; 「預ける」 leans toward safekeeping.
- Synonym信託しんたくNeutralLegal and financial term for trusts of property; 「預ける」 is everyday entrusting.
- Synonym任すまかすNeutralA godan verb close to 「任せる」 in meaning, with a colloquial or dialectal flavor; 「預ける」 focuses on safekeeping.
- Synonym託するたくするWrittenWritten/formal: entrusting something to someone or having them pass it on; can also mean expressing feelings through something. 「預ける」 centers on safekeeping.
- Antonym受け取るうけとるNeutralAntonym on the give-and-take axis: to receive or take delivery of what is handed over.
- Antonym引き取るひきとるNeutralAntonym: to collect or take back what was left in someone's care, or take a person or pet into one's care.
Use 「預ける」 for leaving things, money or someone in another person's keeping. To deposit money in a bank say 「預け入れる」; to hand a task over to be done freely, 「任せる」; to formally commission work, 「委託」. The opposites are 「受け取る」 and 「引き取る」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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