落(お)ち着(つ)ける

おちつける
verb (ichidan, transitive/intransitive)
to calm (someone/something) down; to settle
自他動詞 transitive / intransitiveemotion
See also: 落(お)ち着(つ)く (intransitive)
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present落(お)ち着(つ)ける落(お)ち着(つ)けない
Present polite落(お)ち着(つ)けます落(お)ち着(つ)けません
Past落(お)ち着(つ)けた落(お)ち着(つ)けなかった
Past polite落(お)ち着(つ)けました落(お)ち着(つ)けませんでした
て form落(お)ち着(つ)けて落(お)ち着(つ)けなくて
ている present落(お)ち着(つ)けている落(お)ち着(つ)けていない
ている polite落(お)ち着(つ)けています落(お)ち着(つ)けていません
ている past落(お)ち着(つ)けていた落(お)ち着(つ)けていなかった
ている past polite落(お)ち着(つ)けていました落(お)ち着(つ)けていませんでした
Conditional ば落(お)ち着(つ)ければ落(お)ち着(つ)けなければ
Conditional たら落(お)ち着(つ)けたら落(お)ち着(つ)けなかったら
Volitional落(お)ち着(つ)けよう—
Volitional polite落(お)ち着(つ)けましょう—
Potential落(お)ち着(つ)けられる落(お)ち着(つ)けられない
Passive落(お)ち着(つ)けられる落(お)ち着(つ)けられない
Causative落(お)ち着(つ)けさせる落(お)ち着(つ)けさせない
Imperative落(お)ち着(つ)けろ落(お)ち着(つ)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 落(お)ち着(つ)く.
気持(きも)ちを落(お)ち着(つ)ける。
To calm one's feelings.
I took a deep breath and composed myself.
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)は落(お)ち着(つ)ける。
This café is relaxing.
家(いえ)が一番(いちばん)落(お)ち着(つ)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 落(お)ち着(つ)く (to calm down, to settle). In sense 1, the subject actively calms something. Sense 2 is in origin the potential form of 落(お)ち着(つ)く ("can settle down"), used of places: この喫茶店(きっさてん)は落(お)ち着(つ)ける, "you can relax in this café."

Transitivity

  • 落(お)ち着(つ)く (intransitive): to calm down, to settle
  • 落(お)ち着(つ)ける sense 1 (transitive): to calm something/someone down
  • 落(お)ち着(つ)ける sense 2 (potential of 落(お)ち着(つ)く, intransitive): to be able to relax, to feel settled (of a place)

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 鎮(しず)める: to suppress, to quell — more forceful; used for pain, anger, or unrest
  • 和(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