Japanese

ける

とける
Meaning: to melt, to dissolve
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

溶
け
る

Example sentences

The snow on the roadside gradually melted in the warm sunlight.
春になり、雪が少しずつ溶けてきた。
Spring has come, and the snow has started to melt little by little.
彼女は掌の上で雪の結晶が溶けるのを見守った。
She watched the snowflake melt on her palm.
綿菓子がふわりと口の中で溶けた。
The cotton candy melted softly in my mouth.
温暖化の影響で、北極圏の氷が急速に溶けている。
Due to global warming, the ice in the Arctic Circle is melting rapidly.
製鉄所では、溶けた金属の表面にスラグが浮かぶ。
At the steelworks, slag floats on the surface of the molten metal.

Usage Notes

Used for solids becoming liquid due to heat, or substances dissolving in a liquid.

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