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出掛ける (でかける) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

出で掛かける

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か

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Common wordJLPTN5Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

go out; leave; depart

General intransitive verb for leaving one's current place to go somewhere, often for an outing or errand.

ちょっと買かい物ものに出で掛かけてきます。
I'm going out to do a little shopping.
彼かれはもう出で掛か

け

まし

た

か

。

Has he already left?

2

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

be about to leave; be just going out

Describes the moment just before departure; often used in progressive or immediate-future contexts.

今いま、出で掛かけるところです。
I'm just about to leave now.

Written forms

出で掛かけるUsage12%
Standard kanji spelling with high frequency and priority.
出でかけるUsage82%
Common simplified variant; the okurigana かける is written in kana.
でかけるUsage6%

Kanji

出exit, leave, go out
掛hang, suspend, depend

Similar words

出でる
出る is a more general intransitive verb for 'to go out', 'to exit', or 'to appear', while 出掛ける specifically implies leaving a place with a purpose or destination in mind.
外がい出しゅつする
外出する is a more formal suru-verb meaning 'to go out' or 'to leave the house', often used in written or official contexts, whereas 出掛ける is casual and everyday.

Etymology

Compound of 出 (de, 'out') + 掛ける (kakeru, 'to set about, to begin to go'). The verb 掛ける here contributes a sense of starting or setting out, yielding the meaning 'to set out from a place'.