Japanese

ける

よせつける
Meaning: to let come near, to attract
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

寄
せ
付
け
る

Example sentences

He has a unique atmosphere that keeps people at a distance.
その城は堅牢堅固で、敵の攻撃を寄せ付けなかった
The castle was impregnable and kept enemy attacks at bay.

Usage Notes

Commonly used in the negative to mean 'unapproachable' or 'keeping others at bay'.

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