()ける

かける
verb (ichidan)
to chip; to be lacking
自動詞 intransitiveexistence
See also: () (transitive), ()かす (to skip, to miss)
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 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.
The glass got chipped.
前歯(まえば)()てしまった。
My front tooth got chipped.
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.
One member is missing.
It's not good to keep eating meals that are lacking in nutrition.
He has talent, but because he lacks effort, he doesn't get results.

Ichidan verb (一段動詞(いちだんどうし)).

Transitivity

Intransitive (自動詞(じどうし)). The transitive counterpart is () (to chip something, to lack something).

Teiru form

()いる describes a state of being chipped or being in a condition where something is lacking.

Common collocations

Related Words