()()ける

おちつける
ichidan verb, transitive
to calm down, to settle
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)ちを()()ける。
To calm one's feelings.
深呼吸(しんこきゅう)をして(こころ)()()けた。
I took a deep breath and composed myself.
()いている()どもを()()けるのに時間(じかん)がかかった。
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.
(さわ)がしくて()()けない雰囲気(ふんいき)だった。
It was so noisy that I couldn't relax.

This is the transitive form of ()()く (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:

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

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 気持(きも)ちを()()ける: to compose oneself
  • (こころ)()()ける: to calm one's mind
  • ()()ける場所(ばしょ): a relaxing place
  • ()()ける空間(くうかん): a calming space

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