()()ける

とりつける
verb (ichidan)
to install, to attach
See also: ()() (intransitive)
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 install, to attach, to fit
To install equipment or attach something to a fixed position. Often used for mounting devices, fixtures, or appliances.
エアコン()()ける工事(こうじ)した
We had the air conditioner installed.
(たな)(かべ)()()けた。
I attached the shelf to the wall.
I installed a security camera at the entrance.
2. to secure, to obtain (an appointment/promise)
To successfully obtain an appointment, meeting, or promise from someone.
I secured an appointment for a meeting with the president.
I secured a contract from the publisher.
I was able to secure a promise of cooperation from the other party.

TRANSITIVITY: 他動詞(たどうし) (transitive). Intransitive pair: ()().

COMPOUND VERB: Formed from () (to take) + ()ける (to attach).

PARTICLES: In sense 1 the thing installed takes and the place it is fixed to takes . In sense 2 the person the promise is obtained from takes から.

SENSE 2: The 'secure a promise/appointment' sense is common in business and news writing, where it implies the agreement took some effort to obtain.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

RELATED: ()(はず) (to remove/detach) is the opposite action.