1.
to give a ride, to let ride
To allow someone to board a vehicle.
車に乗せる。
To give someone a ride.
駅まで乗せてもらった。
I got a ride to the station.
子供を自転車に乗せる。
To put a child on a bicycle.
友達を車に乗せて駅まで送った。
I gave my friend a ride and dropped them off at the station.
雨が降っていたので、友達を車に乗せて家まで送った。
It was raining, so I gave my friend a ride home.
2.
to put on, to place on
To set something on a surface.
手のひらに乗せる。
To place on the palm of the hand.
荷物を棚に乗せた。
I put the luggage on the shelf.
お皿に料理を乗せる。
To place the food on a plate.
テーブルに荷物を乗せないでください。
Please don't put your things on the table.
彼の口に乗せられて、つい高い物を買ってしまった。
I was talked into it and ended up buying something expensive.
TRANSITIVITY PAIR:
- 乗せる (transitive): to put (someone/something) on, to give a ride
- 乗る (intransitive): to ride, to get on
KANJI VARIANTS:
- 乗せる: to give a ride, to put on (vehicles, surfaces)
- 載せる: to load, to publish, to post (cargo, articles)
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- 車に乗せる: to give someone a ride
- 口に乗せる/乗せられる: to be talked into, to be tricked
- 調子に乗せる: to encourage (sometimes to excess)
- 軌道に乗せる: to put on track, to get going