漬ける
つける
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to dunk
JLPT N4 Common word
Meanings
Ichidan verb, Transitive
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to dunk- to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 漬けるつける | 漬けますつけます |
| Negative | 漬けないつけない | 漬けませんつけません |
| Past | 漬けたつけた | 漬けましたつけました |
| Past negative | 漬けなかったつけなかった | 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 |
| Volitional | 漬けようつけよう |
| Imperative | 漬けろつけろ |
| Conditional (ば) | 漬ければつければ |
| Conditional (たら) | 漬けたらつけたら |
Example sentences
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If you're worried about your socks smelling, dipping them in citric acid solution might do the trick.
「この梅干し、酸っぱくないね」「塩抜きして蜂蜜に漬けてたからね」
"These umeboshi aren't sour at all." "That's because their saltiness has been removed and they've been soaked in honey."
「お母さん、冷蔵庫にある『きのこのしょうゆ漬け』美味しそうね。食べていい？」「食べていいけど、食べたらなんかお腹痛くなるから、気をつけてね」「えっ？誰が作ったの？」「あっ、あれはじいちゃんが山で採ってきたキノコをばあちゃんが漬けたのよ」「それって、食べちゃいけないキノコが混ざってるんじゃないの？」「そうなのかしら？」
"Mom, those mushrooms marinated in soy sauce in the fridge look good. Can I eat some of them?" "Sure, you can, but they made my stomach feel weird when I ate them, so be careful." "Huh? Who made them?" "Oh, Grandpa picked out the mushrooms out in the mountains, and then Grandma put them in the soy sauce." "Uh, doesn't that mean that there are inedible mushrooms mixed in there?" "Oh, maybe..."
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She put the dirty dishes in the sink.
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He dipped his spoon into the soup.