つける

Usually written in kana. Kanji spelling 付ける

to attach; to join; to connect; to add

JLPT N5 Common word Also written 着ける、附ける

Meanings

Ichidan verb, Transitive
to attach; to join; to connect; to add; to append; to affix; to stick; to glue; to fasten; to sew on; to apply (ointment); to put against
to furnish (a house with)
to wear; to put on
to keep a diary; to make an entry
to appraise; to set (a price)

All 16 meanings

to allot; to budget; to assign
to bring alongside
to place (under guard or doctor)
to follow (someone); to shadow; to tail; to stalk
to load; to give (courage to)
to keep (an eye on)
to establish (relations or understanding)
to turn on (a light)
to produce flowers (of a plant); to produce fruit
Suffix, Ichidan verb
to do intensely; to do fiercely; to do strongly
to be used to (doing); to be accustomed to

Forms

	Plain	Polite
Present	つける	つけます
Negative	つけない	つけません
Past	つけた	つけました
Past negative	つけなかった	つけませんでした

Te-form	つけて
Potential	つけられる
Passive	つけられる
Causative	つけさせる
Volitional	つけよう
Imperative	つけろ
Conditional (ば)	つければ
Conditional (たら)	つけたら

Example sentences

みんな仕事しごとにつけ。

Get to work, everybody.
彼かれはラジオをつけた。

He turned on the radio.
馬鹿ばかにつける薬くすりなし。

No medicine can cure folly.
電気でんきをつけて下ください。

Please turn on the light.
私わたしはライトをつけた。

I turned on the lights.

More examples (10)

テレビがつけられた。

The TV was turned on.
木々きぎは葉はをつけ始はじめた。

The trees began to come into leaf.
彼女かのじょは明あかりをつけた。

She turned on the light.
私わたしは足あしがかりをつけた。

I have made a foothold.
警察けいさつが君きみをつけている。

The police are after you.
警官けいかんはその男おとこをつけた。

The policeman followed him.
君きみには嘘うそはつけないよ。

I can't hide the fact from you.
ビルはテレビをつけた。

Bill turned on the television.
彼かれは帽子ぼうしにはけをつけた。

He brushed his hat.
私わたしたちはラジオをつけた。

We turned on the radio.