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Japanese

をかける

はくしゃをかける
Meaning: to accelerate; to spur something on; to give impetus to
Part of Speech: Verb, Idiom

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Verb inflections

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

Example

新しい制度が地域の再生に拍車をかけた。
The new system accelerated the revitalization of the region.

Usage Notes

Used when an event or action makes a process move faster or gain momentum.

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