()()ける

ひきつける
verb (ichidan)
to attract, to draw
他動詞 transitiveliteraryaction
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present()()ける()()けない
Present polite()()けます()()けません
Past()()けた()()けなかった
Past polite()()けました()()けませんでした
て form()()けて()()けなくて
ている present()()けている()()けていない
ている polite()()けています()()けていません
ている past()()けていた()()けていなかった
ている past polite()()けていました()()けていませんでした
Conditional ば()()ければ()()けなければ
Conditional たら()()けたら()()けなかったら
Volitional()()けよう
Volitional polite()()けましょう
Potential()()けられる()()けられない
Passive()()けられる()()けられない
Causative()()けさせる()()けさせない
Imperative()()けろ()()けるな
1. to attract, to draw (attention/interest)
To capture someone's attention or interest; to make something appealing.
注目(ちゅうもく)()()ける。
To attract attention.
That movie attracted a large audience.
Her way of speaking has the charm to attract people.
2. to pull toward oneself, to draw close
To physically pull something or someone closer.
I pulled the chair closer and sat down.
I placed the table pulled up against the wall.
I drew the child close and hugged them.
3. to have a convulsion/spasm
When a body part (especially in children) has a convulsion or spasm. Often used in the form ()()けを()こす.
The baby had a convulsion due to high fever.
If a child has a convulsion, take them to the hospital immediately.
Febrile seizures can sometimes cause convulsions.

Transitivity: 他動詞(たどうし) (transitive).

Compound verb: Formed from () (to pull) + ()ける (to attach). The combination creates the meaning of 'pulling something toward and attaching it' or figuratively 'drawing attention.'

Common collocations

Similar words: 魅了(みりょう)する is more literary for 'to captivate.'