透(す)ける

すける
verb (ichidan)
to be see-through; to be transparent
自動詞 intransitiveaction
See also: 透(す)かす (transitive)
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present透(す)ける透(す)けない
Present polite透(す)けます透(す)けません
Past透(す)けた透(す)けなかった
Past polite透(す)けました透(す)けませんでした
て form透(す)けて透(す)けなくて
ている present透(す)けている透(す)けていない
ている polite透(す)けています透(す)けていません
ている past透(す)けていた透(す)けていなかった
ている past polite透(す)けていました透(す)けていませんでした
Conditional ば透(す)ければ透(す)けなければ
Conditional たら透(す)けたら透(す)けなかったら
Volitional透(す)けよう—
Volitional polite透(す)けましょう—
Potential透(す)けられる透(す)けられない
Passive透(す)けられる透(す)けられない
Causative透(す)けさせる透(す)けさせない
Imperative透(す)けろ透(す)けるな
1. to be transparent; to be see-through
Describes when something can be seen through another material, or when underlying things become visible.
The white clothes are see-through.
The curtains are thin and you can see outside through them.
When you hold this glass up to the light, the color inside shows through beautifully.
2. to show through; to be visible
When something beneath or behind becomes visible through a surface or covering.
Light can be seen through the thin paper.
Getting wet in the rain, skin was showing through the shirt.
Her skin is so pale that you can see her veins through it.

透(す)ける is an intransitive verb (自動詞(じどうし)) describing when something is transparent or see-through. There is no direct transitive pair.

ASPECT (ている):
透(す)けている indicates an ongoing state of being see-through or transparent.

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