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出かける

でかける

to go out; to depart

Dekakeru (出かける) is an ichidan verb meaning "to go out". Its polite form is 出かけます (dekakemasu), its te form is 出かけて (dekakete), its past form is 出かけた (dekaketa), and its negative form is 出かけない (dekakenai).

Ichidan verbJLPT N5

Dekakeru (出かける) conjugation quick reference

出かける means "to go out". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.

Dekakeru dictionary form

出かける
dekakeru

Dekakeru masu form

出かけます
dekakemasu

Dekakeru te form

出かけて
dekakete

Dekakeru past form

出かけた
dekaketa

Dekakeru nai form

出かけない
dekakenai

Dekakeru potential form

出かけられる
dekakerareru

Dekakeru passive form

出かけられる
dekakerareru

Dekakeru causative form

出かけさせる
dekakesaseru

Dekakeru volitional form

出かけよう
dekakeyou

Dekakeru example sentences

母と出かけます。
I’m going out with my mom.
昨日、友だちと出かけました。
I went out with my friend yesterday.
今日は出かけません。
I’m not going out today.

How to use Dekakeru: grammar notes

•Use 出かける when you're talking about leaving your home or a place to go somewhere—for example, 家から出かけます (I’m going out from home).
•You often use に or へ to show where you're going—for example, 東京に出かけます (I’m going out to Tokyo).
•Don’t use を with 出かける—unlike some other verbs, it doesn't take a direct object.
•JLPT N5 level

Common phrases with Dekakeru

出かけましょうか?
Shall we go out?
今、出かけています。
I’m out right now.
どこに出かけるの?
Where are you going?

Dekakeru (出かける) conjugation table

FormJapaneseRomaji
Basic Forms
Dictionary Form出かけるdekakeru
Masu Form出かけますdekakemasu
Te Form出かけてdekakete
Past Form出かけたdekaketa
Negative Form出かけないdekakenai
Past Negative出かけなかったdekakenakatta
Polite Forms
Polite Present出かけますdekakemasu
Polite Past出かけましたdekakemashita
Polite Negative出かけませんdekakemasen
Polite Past Negative出かけませんでしたdekakemasendeshita
Advanced Forms
Potential Form出かけられるdekakerareru
Passive Form出かけられるdekakerareru
Causative Form出かけさせるdekakesaseru
Causative Passive出かけさせられるdekakesaserareru
Volitional Form出かけようdekakeyou
Imperative Form出かけろdekakero
Conditional Forms
Conditional (ば)出かければdekakereba
Conditional (たら)出かけたらdekaketara
Other Forms
Progressive Form出かけているdekaketeiru
Desire (たい)出かけたいdekaketai
Prohibition出かけるなdekakeruna

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