Japanese

せる

まかせる
Meaning: to entrust; to leave to someone
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 任せる 任せない
Polite 任せます 任せません
Past 任せた 任せなかった
Polite + Past 任せました 任せませんでした
Te-form 任せて 任せなくて
Potential 任せられる 任せられない
Passive 任せられる 任せられない
Causative 任せさせる 任せさせない
Imperative 任せろ 任せるな

Handwriting

任
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る

Example sentences

I decided to leave the work to my junior.
最終的な判断は、リーダーに任せることにした。
I decided to leave the final decision to the leader.
彼はアパートの管理を任されている。
He is entrusted with the management of the apartment.
最終的な判断は、部長に任せよう。
Let's leave the final judgment to the department manager.
怒りに任せて、彼は地面にコップを投げつけた。
Giving in to his anger, he threw the cup on the ground.
生き死には天に任せる。
Life and death are left to heaven.
彼は怒りに任せて相手を激しく突き飛ばした。
In a fit of rage, he violently shoved the opponent away.
彼は怒りに任せて、とんでもないことを口走った。
In his anger, he blurted out something outrageous.
彼はチームで重要なポジションを任されている。
He is entrusted with an important position in the team.
彼をおいて他に、この仕事を任せられる人はいない。
Aside from him, there is no one else who can be entrusted with this job.

Usage Notes

Used when delegating authority or responsibility to someone else.

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