出(で)かける

でかける

verb (ichidan)

to go out

1. to go out, to leave (home)

To leave one's home or current location to go somewhere. Implies going out for a purpose like shopping, work, or leisure.

これから出(で)かけます。

I'm going out now.

買(か)い物(もの)に出(で)かけました。

I went out shopping.

母(はは)は出(で)かけています。

My mother is out.

ている = currently out

朝(あさ)早(はや)く出(で)かけなければなりません。

I have to leave early in the morning.

It's raining, but I'm going out with a friend today. After we meet at the station, we'll go eat.

TRANSITIVITY: 自動詞(じどうし) (intransitive). No pair verb. Pattern: Xに出(で)かける (go out to X).

ASPECT: ている indicates resulting state. 出(で)かけている = 'is out' (not at home currently).

COMMON PATTERNS:

Compound of 出(で)る (exit) + かける (set about). Different from 出(で)る: 出(で)かける implies going somewhere with purpose.

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