手(て)がける

てがける
verb (ichidan)
to handle, to work on, to produce
他動詞 transitiveaction
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present手(て)がける手(て)がけない
Present polite手(て)がけます手(て)がけません
Past手(て)がけた手(て)がけなかった
Past polite手(て)がけました手(て)がけませんでした
て form手(て)がけて手(て)がけなくて
ている present手(て)がけている手(て)がけていない
ている polite手(て)がけています手(て)がけていません
ている past手(て)がけていた手(て)がけていなかった
ている past polite手(て)がけていました手(て)がけていませんでした
Conditional ば手(て)がければ手(て)がけなければ
Conditional たら手(て)がけたら手(て)がけなかったら
Volitional手(て)がけよう—
Volitional polite手(て)がけましょう—
Potential手(て)がけられる手(て)がけられない
Passive手(て)がけられる手(て)がけられない
Causative手(て)がけさせる手(て)がけさせない
Imperative手(て)がけろ手(て)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)で手(て)がけた子(こ)だ。
This is a child I raised myself.
小(ちい)さい頃(ころ)から手(て)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.

手(て)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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