()()ける

おちつける
ichidan verb, transitive
to calm down, to settle
自動詞 intransitiveemotion
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 calm (someone/something) down, to settle, to compose
To bring a person, situation, or one's own feelings to a state of calm. The transitive counterpart of ()()く.
気持(きも)()()ける。
To calm one's feelings.
I took a deep breath and composed myself.
()いている()ども()()ける時間(じかん)かかった
It took time to calm the crying child down.
2. to feel comfortable, to be able to relax (in a place)
Used with a place as subject, meaning one can settle in and feel at ease there. Often used in the potential sense.
この喫茶店(きっさてん)()()ける。
This café is relaxing.
(いえ)一番(いちばん)()()ける場所(ばしょ)だ。
Home is the most relaxing place.
It was so noisy that I couldn't relax.

This is the transitive form of ()() (to calm down, to settle). In sense 1, the subject actively calms something. In sense 2, it functions more like a potential — the place allows one to feel settled.

Transitivity

  • ()() (intransitive): to calm down, to settle
  • ()()ける (transitive): to calm something/someone down; to be able to relax

Common collocations

Similar words

  • (しず)める: to suppress, to quell — more forceful; used for pain, anger, or unrest
  • (なご)ませる: to soothe — gentler; implies creating a warm, friendly atmosphere
  • なだめる: to pacify, to soothe — implies calming an upset person through persuasion