漬ける
つける
to soak, to moisten, to pickle
Tsukeru (漬ける) is an ichidan verb meaning "to soak, to moisten, to pickle". Its polite form is 漬けます (tsukemasu), its te form is 漬けて (tsukete), its past form is 漬けた (tsuketa), and its negative form is 漬けない (tsukenai).
Ichidan verbJLPT N4
Tsukeru (漬ける) conjugation quick reference
漬ける means "to soak, to moisten, to pickle". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.
Tsukeru example sentences
野菜を酢に漬けます。
I pickle vegetables in vinegar.
昨日、きゅうりを塩に漬けました。
I soaked cucumbers in salt yesterday.
肉をタレに漬けません。
I don’t marinate meat in sauce.
How to use Tsukeru: grammar notes
•漬ける usually uses the particle を to mark the thing being soaked or pickled—for example, 野菜を漬ける (to pickle vegetables).
•Use に to show what you're soaking something in—for example, 水にタオルを漬ける (to soak a towel in water).
•Don’t confuse 漬ける (to soak or pickle) with つける (to attach or apply); they sound similar but have different meanings and kanji.
•JLPT N4 level
Common phrases with Tsukeru
醤油に漬ける（しょうゆにつける）
to soak in soy sauce
味噌に漬ける（みそにつける）
to marinate in miso
漬物にする（つけものにする）
to make into pickles
Tsukeru (漬ける) conjugation table
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forms | ||
| Dictionary Form | 漬ける | tsukeru |
| Masu Form | 漬けます | tsukemasu |
| Te Form | 漬けて | tsukete |
| Past Form | 漬けた | tsuketa |
| Negative Form | 漬けない | tsukenai |
| Past Negative | 漬けなかった | tsukenakatta |
| Polite Forms | ||
| Polite Present | 漬けます | tsukemasu |
| Polite Past | 漬けました | tsukemashita |
| Polite Negative | 漬けません | tsukemasen |
| Polite Past Negative | 漬けませんでした | tsukemasendeshita |
| Advanced Forms | ||
| Potential Form | 漬けられる | tsukerareru |
| Passive Form | 漬けられる | tsukerareru |
| Causative Form | 漬けさせる | tsukesaseru |
| Causative Passive | 漬けさせられる | tsukesaserareru |
| Volitional Form | 漬けよう | tsukeyou |
| Imperative Form | 漬けろ | tsukero |
| Conditional Forms | ||
| Conditional (ば) | 漬ければ | tsukereba |
| Conditional (たら) | 漬けたら | tsuketara |
| Other Forms | ||
| Progressive Form | 漬けている | tsuketeiru |
| Desire (たい) | 漬けたい | tsuketai |
| Prohibition | 漬けるな | tsukeruna |