(つみ)(かぶ)せる

つみをかぶせる
expression, verb (ichidan)
to pin a crime on someone; to frame someone
他動詞 transitivelawcommunication
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present(つみ)(かぶ)せる(つみ)(かぶ)せない
Present polite(つみ)(かぶ)せます(つみ)(かぶ)せません
Past(つみ)(かぶ)せた(つみ)(かぶ)せなかった
Past polite(つみ)(かぶ)せました(つみ)(かぶ)せませんでした
て form(つみ)(かぶ)せて(つみ)(かぶ)せなくて
ている present(つみ)(かぶ)せている(つみ)(かぶ)せていない
ている polite(つみ)(かぶ)せています(つみ)(かぶ)せていません
ている past(つみ)(かぶ)せていた(つみ)(かぶ)せていなかった
ている past polite(つみ)(かぶ)せていました(つみ)(かぶ)せていませんでした
Conditional ば(つみ)(かぶ)せれば(つみ)(かぶ)せなければ
Conditional たら(つみ)(かぶ)せたら(つみ)(かぶ)せなかったら
Volitional(つみ)(かぶ)せよう
Volitional polite(つみ)(かぶ)せましょう
Potential(つみ)(かぶ)せられる(つみ)(かぶ)せられない
Passive(つみ)(かぶ)せられる(つみ)(かぶ)せられない
Causative(つみ)(かぶ)せさせる(つみ)(かぶ)せさせない
Imperative(つみ)(かぶ)せろ(つみ)(かぶ)せるな
1. to pin a crime on someone; to frame someone; to shift the blame
To make someone else take the blame for something they did not do. Literally means to "put guilt/crime on top of someone." Used for both serious criminal framing and everyday blame-shifting.
他人(たにん)(つみ)(かぶ)せた。
He pinned the blame on someone else.
It's unforgivable to frame an innocent person.
A boss who pins the blame for their own failures on subordinates won't be trusted.

Composed of (つみ) (crime, guilt, blame) + (object marker) + (かぶ)せる (to put on top of, to cover with). The verb (かぶ)せる literally means to place something over or on top of someone, like putting a hat on them — here, the "crime" is placed on them. Compare with (つみ)(かぶ)る (to take the blame), where the person themselves "wears" the guilt.

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