(かぶ)せる

かぶせる
verb (ichidan)
to put on top; to cover; to place over
他動詞 transitiveaction
See also: かぶる (intransitive)
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present(かぶ)せる(かぶ)せない
Present polite(かぶ)せます(かぶ)せません
Past(かぶ)せた(かぶ)せなかった
Past polite(かぶ)せました(かぶ)せませんでした
て form(かぶ)せて(かぶ)せなくて
ている present(かぶ)せている(かぶ)せていない
ている polite(かぶ)せています(かぶ)せていません
ている past(かぶ)せていた(かぶ)せていなかった
ている past polite(かぶ)せていました(かぶ)せていませんでした
Conditional ば(かぶ)せれば(かぶ)せなければ
Conditional たら(かぶ)せたら(かぶ)せなかったら
Volitional(かぶ)せよう
Volitional polite(かぶ)せましょう
Potential(かぶ)せられる(かぶ)せられない
Passive(かぶ)せられる(かぶ)せられない
Causative(かぶ)せさせる(かぶ)せさせない
Imperative(かぶ)せろ(かぶ)せるな
1. to cover, to put over, to place on top
To place something over or on top of something else so as to cover it.
(なべ)ふた(かぶ)せる。
Put a lid on the pot.
I put a blanket over the sleeping child.
I finished the cake by coating it with chocolate.
2. to put (a hat, etc.) on someone; to make someone wear
To place a hat, hood, or similar item on someone else's head.
I put a hat on the child.
I put the hood on the baby before going outside.
I put a Santa hat on the dog and took a photo.
3. to shift (blame) onto someone
To make someone else bear the responsibility or blame for something.
責任(せきにん)(ひと)(かぶ)せるな。
Don't shift the blame onto others.
He shifted his own failure onto his subordinate.
He was framed with the crime and arrested despite being innocent.

Transitivity

Common patterns

Nuance: (かぶ)せる is the causative-like transitive form of (かぶ)る. While (かぶ)る means to wear or be covered oneself, (かぶ)せる means to put something over someone/something else.