心掛ける

Japanese

Kanji in this term
心 掛
こころ
Grade: 2
か > が
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology

From 心 (kokoro, “attention, mind”) + 掛ける (kakeru, “latch onto”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ko̞ko̞ɾo̞ɡa̠ke̞ɾɯ̟ᵝ]
  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of "心掛ける"
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
心掛ける こころがけ​る [kòkórógákéꜜrù]
Imperative (命令形) 心掛けろ こころがけ​ろ [kòkórógákéꜜrò]
Key constructions
Passive 心掛けられる こころがけられ​る [kòkórógákéráréꜜrù]
Causative 心掛けさせる こころがけさせ​る [kòkórógákésáséꜜrù]
Potential 心掛けられる こころがけられ​る [kòkórógákéráréꜜrù]
Volitional 心掛けよう こころがけよ​ー [kòkórógákéyóꜜò]
Negative 心掛けない こころがけ​ない [kòkórógákéꜜnàì]
Negative perfective 心掛けなかった こころがけ​なかった [kòkórógákéꜜnàkàttà]
Formal 心掛けます こころがけま​す [kòkórógákémáꜜsù]
Perfective 心掛けた こころが​けた [kòkórógáꜜkètà]
Conjunctive 心掛けて こころが​けて [kòkórógáꜜkètè]
Hypothetical conditional 心掛ければ こころがけ​れば [kòkórógákéꜜrèbà]

Verb

心(こころ)掛(が)ける • (kokorogakeru) transitive ichidan (stem 心(こころ)掛(が)け (kokorogake), past 心(こころ)掛(が)けた (kokorogaketa))

  1. bear in mind
  2. try, endeavor, intend

Usage notes

  • 掛ける (kakeru) is a Japanese verb usually meaning "set" or "hang." When used as a verbal suffix, it emphasizes the use of what it is modifying. An equivalent English phrase might be "put one's heart into it."

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • 心掛け (kokorogake): mental attitude, attention
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