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Meaning of 電話をかける(でんわをかける) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

電話をかける, 電話を掛ける
Kana Reading
でんわをかける
Romaji
denwawokakeru
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Ichidan verb
    Meaning
    to telephone; to make a phone call

Example Sentences

電話をかける, 電話を掛ける, でんわをかける used in context

Verb Conjugations

Common conjugated forms

Non-Past

Plain
電話をかける
Plain Polite
電話をかけます
Negative
電話をかけない
Negative Polite
電話をかけません

Past

Plain
電話をかけた
Plain Polite
電話をかけました
Negative
電話をかけなかった
Negative Polite
電話をかけませんでした

Te

Plain
電話をかけて
Plain Polite
電話をかけまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
電話をかけられる
Plain Polite
電話をかけられます
Negative
電話をかけられない
Negative Polite
電話をかけられません

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JLPT 3

hang, suspend, depend, arrive at, tax, pour

On: カイ, ケイ

Kun: か.ける, -か.ける, か.け, -か.け, -が.け, か.かる, -か.かる, -が.かる, か.かり, -が.かり, かかり, -がかり

11 strokes

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JLPT 5

electricity

On: デン

13 strokes

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JLPT 5

tale, talk

On:

Kun: はな.す, はなし

13 strokes

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