()がける

てがける
verb (ichidan)
to handle, to work on, to produce
他動詞 transitiveaction
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present()がける()がけない
Present polite()がけます()がけません
Past()がけた()がけなかった
Past polite()がけました()がけませんでした
て form()がけて()がけなくて
ている present()がけている()がけていない
ている polite()がけています()がけていません
ている past()がけていた()がけていなかった
ている past polite()がけていました()がけていませんでした
Conditional ば()がければ()がけなければ
Conditional たら()がけたら()がけなかったら
Volitional()がけよう
Volitional polite()がけましょう
Potential()がけられる()がけられない
Passive()がけられる()がけられない
Causative()がけさせる()がけさせない
Imperative()がけろ()がけるな
1. to handle, to work on, to be involved in
To take on a project, business, or creative work and be personally involved in carrying it out. Often implies hands-on involvement or responsibility.
To work on a new project.
He is a director who has worked on numerous films.
This architecture firm handles large-scale projects both domestically and internationally.
2. to raise, to look after
To personally raise or care for a child or young person from an early age.
自分(じぶん)()がけた()だ。
This is a child I raised myself.
(ちい)さい(ころ)から()がけた弟子(でし)だ。
This is a student I have trained since they were young.
The garden my grandmother tended has beautiful flowers each season.

()がける means to take something on personally and work on it with hands-on involvement. It carries a nuance of dedicated effort and personal responsibility.

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