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片付ける

かたづける

to (clean) tidy up (v.t.), to put away

Katazukeru (片付ける) is an ichidan verb meaning "to (clean) tidy up (v.t.), to put away". Its polite form is 片付けます (katazukemasu), its te form is 片付けて (katazukete), its past form is 片付けた (katazuketa), and its negative form is 片付けない (katazukenai).

Ichidan verbJLPT N4

Katazukeru (片付ける) conjugation quick reference

片付ける means "to (clean) tidy up (v.t.), to put away". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.

Katazukeru dictionary form

片付ける
katazukeru

Katazukeru masu form

片付けます
katazukemasu

Katazukeru te form

片付けて
katazukete

Katazukeru past form

片付けた
katazuketa

Katazukeru nai form

片付けない
katazukenai

Katazukeru potential form

片付けられる
katazukerareru

Katazukeru passive form

片付けられる
katazukerareru

Katazukeru causative form

片付けさせる
katazukesaseru

Katazukeru volitional form

片付けよう
katazukeyou

Katazukeru example sentences

部屋を片付けます。
I will tidy up the room.
昨日、おもちゃを片付けました。
I put away the toys yesterday.
まだ食器を片付けていません。
I haven’t cleaned up the dishes yet.

How to use Katazukeru: grammar notes

•Use 片付ける with を to show what you're tidying up—for example, 部屋を片付ける means "tidy up the room."
•Don’t use で for the place you’re cleaning—say 部屋を片付けた, not 部屋で片付けた.
•You can use に with a person to show who you're tidying up for—like 先生に部屋を片付けられた ("The teacher made me tidy the room").
•JLPT N4 level

Common phrases with Katazukeru

部屋を片付ける(へやをかたづける)
Tidy up the room
食事の後で食器を片付ける(しょくじのあとでしょっきをかたづける)
Put away the dishes after a meal
宿題を片付ける(しゅくだいをかたづける)
Get the homework done (finish homework)

Katazukeru (片付ける) conjugation table

FormJapaneseRomaji
Basic Forms
Dictionary Form片付けるkatazukeru
Masu Form片付けますkatazukemasu
Te Form片付けてkatazukete
Past Form片付けたkatazuketa
Negative Form片付けないkatazukenai
Past Negative片付けなかったkatazukenakatta
Polite Forms
Polite Present片付けますkatazukemasu
Polite Past片付けましたkatazukemashita
Polite Negative片付けませんkatazukemasen
Polite Past Negative片付けませんでしたkatazukemasendeshita
Advanced Forms
Potential Form片付けられるkatazukerareru
Passive Form片付けられるkatazukerareru
Causative Form片付けさせるkatazukesaseru
Causative Passive片付けさせられるkatazukesaserareru
Volitional Form片付けようkatazukeyou
Imperative Form片付けろkatazukero
Conditional Forms
Conditional (ば)片付ければkatazukereba
Conditional (たら)片付けたらkatazuketara
Other Forms
Progressive Form片付けているkatazuketeiru
Desire (たい)片付けたいkatazuketai
Prohibition片付けるなkatazukeruna

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