Japanese

をかける

ふたんをかける
Meaning: to place a burden on someone; to cause someone trouble or extra work
Part of Speech: Verb, Expression

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 負担をかける 負担をかけない
Polite 負担をかけます 負担をかけません
Past 負担をかけた 負担をかけなかった
Polite + Past 負担をかけました 負担をかけませんでした
Te-form 負担をかけて 負担をかけなくて
Potential 負担をかけられる 負担をかけられない
Passive 負担をかけられる 負担をかけられない
Causative 負担をかけさせる 負担をかけさせない
Imperative 負担をかけろ 負担をかけるな

Example

チームに負担をかける働き方は見直したい。
I want to rethink work habits that place a burden on the team.

Usage Notes

Used with the person or group affected marked by に. It often appears when apologizing or trying to avoid troubling others.

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