避ける

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
kun'yomi

Cognate with Japanese ()ける (sakeru).

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「避ける
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
避ける
Imperative (命令形) 避けろ
Key constructions
Passive 避けられる けられ
Causative 避けさせる けさせ
Potential 避けられる けられ
Volitional 避けよう けよ
Negative 避けない ない
Negative perfective 避けなかった なかった
Formal 避けます けま
Perfective 避けた けた
Conjunctive 避けて けて
Hypothetical conditional 避ければ れば

Verb

()ける (sakerutransitive ichidan (stem () (sake), past ()けた (saketa))

  1. to avoid
    イヌ()けて(ある)いた
    Inu o sakete aruita.
    I walked carefully avoiding the dogs.
Conjugation
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
除ける

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Daijirin: 「よこ(横)」と同源”)

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「避ける
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
避ける
Imperative (命令形) 避けろ
Key constructions
Passive 避けられる けられ
Causative 避けさせる けさせ
Potential 避けられる けられ
Volitional 避けよう けよ
Negative 避けない ない
Negative perfective 避けなかった なかった
Formal 避けます けま
Perfective 避けた けた
Conjunctive 避けて けて
Hypothetical conditional 避ければ れば

Verb

()ける (yokeruichidan (stem () (yoke), past ()けた (yoketa))

  1. to avoid
Conjugation

Further reading

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN