Japanese

をかける

でんわをかける
Meaning: to make a phone call
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

電
話
を
か
け
る

Example

I will call the teacher as soon as I get home.

Usage Notes

A common expression used for the act of dialing a number and calling someone on the phone.

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