受(う)け付(つ)ける

うけつける
verb (ichidan, transitive)
to accept; to receive (applications)
他動詞 transitiveaction
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present受(う)け付(つ)ける受(う)け付(つ)けない
Present polite受(う)け付(つ)けます受(う)け付(つ)けません
Past受(う)け付(つ)けた受(う)け付(つ)けなかった
Past polite受(う)け付(つ)けました受(う)け付(つ)けませんでした
て form受(う)け付(つ)けて受(う)け付(つ)けなくて
ている present受(う)け付(つ)けている受(う)け付(つ)けていない
ている polite受(う)け付(つ)けています受(う)け付(つ)けていません
ている past受(う)け付(つ)けていた受(う)け付(つ)けていなかった
ている past polite受(う)け付(つ)けていました受(う)け付(つ)けていませんでした
Conditional ば受(う)け付(つ)ければ受(う)け付(つ)けなければ
Conditional たら受(う)け付(つ)けたら受(う)け付(つ)けなかったら
Volitional受(う)け付(つ)けよう—
Volitional polite受(う)け付(つ)けましょう—
Potential受(う)け付(つ)けられる受(う)け付(つ)けられない
Passive受(う)け付(つ)けられる受(う)け付(つ)けられない
Causative受(う)け付(つ)けさせる受(う)け付(つ)けさせない
Imperative受(う)け付(つ)けろ受(う)け付(つ)けるな
1. to accept; to receive (applications/requests)
To officially accept applications, requests, or submissions; to handle reception of documents or visitors.
We are accepting applications until next week.
苦情(くじょう)は受(う)け付(つ)けません。
We do not accept complaints.
We also accept reservations by phone.
I had my documents accepted at the reception desk.
We accept consultations from Monday to Friday.
2. to tolerate; to accept (physically/mentally)
To be able to stomach or tolerate something; often used in negative form to indicate incompatibility.
体(からだ)がアルコールを受(う)け付(つ)けない。
My body can't tolerate alcohol.
I haven't been able to eat anything since morning. My body won't accept food.
あの薬(くすり)は苦(にが)くて受(う)け付(つ)けなかった。
That medicine was so bitter I couldn't stomach it.
I just can't accept his way of thinking.
緊張(きんちょう)しすぎて、胃(い)が何(なに)も受(う)け付(つ)けなかった。
I was so nervous that my stomach wouldn't accept anything.

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  • 受(う)け入(い)れる: to accept someone or something into a place or group, or to agree to a request or proposal. 受(う)け付(つ)ける is to take something in for processing (applications, orders, complaints) or, in the negative, not to be able to stomach something.
  • 受付(うけつけ): the noun, reception or reception desk; usually written without the け between the kanji.