Japanese

ける

ひきうける
Meaning: to take on; to undertake; to accept; to be responsible for
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

引
き
受
け
る

Example sentences

I took on the difficult job.
彼は自ら進んで困難な仕事を引き受けた。
He personally volunteered for the difficult job.
彼は私の頼みを快く引き受けてくれた。
He pleasantly accepted my request.
彼は大変な仕事を一手に引き受けた。
He took on all the hard work by himself.
他ならぬ君の頼みだから、引き受けないわけにはいかない。
Because it is a request from none other than you, I cannot but accept it.
彼は私にその仕事を引き受けるよう仕向けた
He induced me to take on that job.
願ってもない申し出を快く引き受けた。
I gladly accepted the offer that was better than I could have hoped for.
彼は義務感からその仕事を引き受けたが、あまり乗り気ではなかった。
He took on the job out of a sense of duty, but he wasn't very enthusiastic about it.
強い義務感にかりたてられて、彼は一人で危険な任務を引き受けた。
Driven by a strong sense of duty, he took on the dangerous mission alone.

Usage Notes

Used when accepting responsibility for a task, job, or duty. It implies a commitment to see it through.

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