欠(か)ける

かける
ichidan verb
to chip; to be lacking
1. to chip, to crack, to break off
For a piece to break off from a hard object such as a dish, tooth, or stone. Describes the result of damage rather than the action of breaking.
コップが欠(か)けた。
The glass got chipped.
前歯(まえば)が欠(か)けてしまった。
My front tooth got chipped.
落(お)として皿(さら)の縁(ふち)が少(すこ)し欠(か)けてしまった。
I dropped it and the rim of the plate got slightly chipped.
2. to be lacking, to be missing, to be incomplete
For something essential to be absent or insufficient, making the whole incomplete. Used for members, qualities, or conditions that are missing.
メンバーが一人(ひとり)欠(か)けている。
One member is missing.
栄養(えいよう)が欠(か)けた食事(しょくじ)を続(つづ)けるのはよくない。
It's not good to keep eating meals that are lacking in nutrition.
彼(かれ)は才能(さいのう)はあるが、努力(どりょく)が欠(か)けているので結果(けっか)が出(で)ない。
He has talent, but because he lacks effort, he doesn't get results.

CONJUGATION:

Ichidan verb (一段動詞(いちだんどうし)).

  • Negative: 欠(か)けない
  • Polite: 欠(か)けます
  • Te-form: 欠(か)けて
  • Past: 欠(か)けた

TRANSITIVITY:
Intransitive (自動詞(じどうし)). The transitive counterpart is 欠(か)く (to chip something, to lack something).

TEIRU FORM:
欠(か)けている describes a state of being chipped or being in a condition where something is lacking.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 歯(は)が欠(か)ける: a tooth gets chipped
  • 茶碗(ちゃわん)が欠(か)ける: a bowl gets chipped
  • 月(つき)が欠(か)ける: the moon wanes
  • 人数(にんずう)が欠(か)ける: to be short on people
  • 欠(か)けた部分(ぶぶん): the chipped/missing part

Related Words

Pair verb: 欠(か)く
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