扱う
あつかう
to deal with (a person); to treat; to handle; to take care of
JLPT N3 Common word Intermediate Japanese L14
Meanings
Godan verb (-u), Transitive
to deal with (a person); to treat; to handle; to take care of; to entertain- to deal with (a problem); to handle; to manage
- to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to work
- to deal in; to sell
- to cover (a topic); to treat; to discuss; to take up
All 6 meanings
- to treat A as B
Rare and archaic meanings (3)
- to mediate (an argument)Archaic
- to be too much for one; to find unmanageableArchaic
- to gossipArchaic
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 扱うあつかう | 扱いますあつかいます |
| Negative | 扱わないあつかわない | 扱いませんあつかいません |
| Past | 扱ったあつかった | 扱いましたあつかいました |
| Past negative | 扱わなかったあつかわなかった | 扱いませんでしたあつかいませんでした |
| Te-form | 扱ってあつかって |
|---|---|
| Potential | 扱えるあつかえる |
| Passive | 扱われるあつかわれる |
| Causative | 扱わせるあつかわせる |
| Volitional | 扱おうあつかおう |
| Imperative | 扱えあつかえ |
| Conditional (ば) | 扱えばあつかえば |
| Conditional (たら) | 扱ったらあつかったら |
Example sentences
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Deal in top of the line of goods.
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History deals with the past.
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Don't handle the tools roughly.
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They did me a great wrong.
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He deals in used cars.
More examples (10)
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I will deal with this problem.
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They deal in rice at that store.
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Tom treated me like a dog.
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They dealt with the prisoners kindly.
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Zoology deals with the study of animal life.
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Astronomy deals with the stars and planets.
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Psychology deals with human emotions.
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This book deals with China.
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This book deals with facts.
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The children treated the books roughly.