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Japanese

てる

あてる
Meaning: to hit; to win; to guess; to expose
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Verb inflections
Form Affirmative Negative
Present 当てる 当てない
Polite 当てます 当てません
Past 当てた 当てなかった
Polite + Past 当てました 当てませんでした
Te-form 当てて 当てなくて
Potential 当てられる 当てられない
Passive 当てられる 当てられない
Causative 当てさせる 当てさせない
Imperative 当てろ 当てるな

Example sentences

彼は宝くじで一等賞を当てた。
He won the first prize in the lottery.
彼は考え事をするとき、よく額に手を当てる。
He often puts his hand to his forehead when he thinks.
彼は馬に鞭を当てて走らせた。
He applied the whip to the horse and made it run.
彼女は霊感が強く、初めて会った人の性格まで当てる。
She has strong psychic intuition and can even guess the personalities of people she meets for the first time.
見た目だけで彼の実年齢を当てるのは難しい。
It is difficult to guess his actual age from appearance alone.

Usage Notes

A very versatile verb. It can mean hitting a target, winning a prize, guessing correctly, or exposing something to light/wind.

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