Hang, put on in Japanese 🇯🇵

かける info.

かける (kakeru)

### Tips to Remember the Japanese Word
– Associate "かける" with the action of hanging something on a hook. Imagine "掛ける (かける)" as like hanging a coat on a rack.
– Think of "putting on" a phone call or eyewear as if you are connecting or affixing something.

### Explanations
– かける can mean "to hang" (掛ける), "to put on" (掛ける as in glasses), or "to make a call" (電話をかける). The context usually clarifies the specific meaning.

### Other Words That Mean the Same Thing
– 吊るす (つるす, tsurusu): to hang (e.g., from a ceiling).
– 着ける (つける, tsukeru): to put on (but used for items like a badge or ornament).
– 呼ぶ (よぶ, yobu): to call, but more in the sense of calling someone's name.

### Conjugations of かける
– Infinitive: かける (kakeru)
– Present/Future: かける (kakeru)
– Past: かけた (kaketa)
– Te-form: かけて (kakete)
– Potential: かけられる (kakerareru)
– Passive: かけられる (kakerareru)
– Causative: かけさせる (kakesaseru) / かけさす (kakesasu)

### Examples of Sentences
– Present: 絵を壁にかける。 (えをかべにかける。, E o kabe ni kakeru. – I hang the picture on the wall.)
– Present: メガネをかける。 (メガネをかける。, Megane o kakeru. – I put on my glasses.)
– Past: 彼は電話をかけた。 (かれはでんわをかけた。, Kare wa denwa o kaketa. – He made a phone call.)
– Te-form: メガネをかけてください。 (メガネをかけてください。, Megane o kakete kudasai. – Please put on your glasses.)
– Potential: 彼女はその絵をかけられる。 (かのじょはそのえをかけられる。, Kanojo wa sono e o kakerareru. – She can hang that picture.)
– Passive: 絵が壁にかけられた。 (えがかべにかけられた。, E ga kabe ni kakerareta. – The picture was hung on the wall.)
– Causative: 先生は私に電話をかけさせた。 (せんせいはわたしにでんわをかけさせた。, Sensei wa watashi ni denwa o kakesaseta. – The teacher made me make a phone call.)

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