Japanese

ける

でかける
Meaning: to go out; to depart; to set out
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

出
掛
け
る

Example

Tomorrow, I'm going out shopping with my family.

Usage Notes

Used when leaving home or a place to go somewhere else for a specific purpose.

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