()()ける

まきつける
verb (ichidan)
to wrap around; to wind around; to coil around
他動詞 transitiveaction
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 wrap around; to wind around; to coil around
To wind or coil something flexible, such as a bandage, rope, or scarf, tightly around an object or body part so that it stays attached.
I wrapped a scarf around my neck.
Please wrap the bandage around your arm.
I wound the rope tightly around the pillar.
A snake had coiled its body around a tree branch.

A compound verb formed from () (to wind, to roll) and ()ける (to attach). Describes the action of wrapping or winding something around an object so that it stays in place.

Usage

The pattern is: Thing Object ()()ける

  • marks what is being wrapped
  • marks what it is wrapped around

Common collocations

Similar words

  • (): to wind, to wrap — more general; does not emphasize attachment
  • ()(): to coil around (intransitive) — the thing itself wraps around something
  • (から)みつく: to entwine — implies clinging or tangling

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