任せる
まかせる
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to entrust (someone) with; to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.)
JLPT N3 Common word
Meanings
Ichidan verb, Transitive
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to entrust (someone) with- to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to let (happen); to give (oneself to something)
- to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely; to use without reserve
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 任せるまかせる | 任せますまかせます |
| Negative | 任せないまかせない | 任せませんまかせません |
| Past | 任せたまかせた | 任せましたまかせました |
| Past negative | 任せなかったまかせなかった | 任せませんでしたまかせませんでした |
| Te-form | 任せてまかせて |
|---|---|
| Potential | 任せられるまかせられる |
| Passive | 任せられるまかせられる |
| Causative | 任せさせるまかせさせる |
| Volitional | 任せようまかせよう |
| Imperative | 任せろまかせろ |
| Conditional (ば) | 任せればまかせれば |
| Conditional (たら) | 任せたらまかせたら |
Example sentences
後は任せた！
The rest is left to you!
俺に任せろ。
Let me handle this.
任せといて。
Leave it to me.
彼に任せて。
Let him handle it.
彼を任せて。
Entrust him to me.