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N5 Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

()けるto turn on, to switch on, to light up

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    1. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      1.

      to turn on, to switch on, to light up

      Usually written using kana alone,

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    点ける 【つける】

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    Examples

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      クーラーを()ける

      I turn on the AC.

      • N5

      マッチで()()ける

      To start a fire with a match.

      • N5

      (もり)(なか)看板(かんばん):「ここで()()ないで(くだ)さい。」

      Sign in the forest: 'Please do not light a fire here.'

      • N5

      (おや)子供(こども)に:「電気(でんき)()たり()したりするな。」

      Parent to child: 'Don't repeatedly turn off and on the light.'

      • N5

      ()ときに電気(でんき)()たままにするのはやめましょう。

      Let's not leave the light on when you sleep.

      • N4
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