落おち着つける

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落ち着ける · ichidan verb

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	落おち着つける	落おち着つけない
Polite	落おち着つけます	落おち着つけません
Past polite	落おち着つけました	落おち着つけませんでした
Past	落おち着つけた	落おち着つけなかった
Te-form	落おち着つけて	落おち着つけないで
Desire	落おち着つけたい	落おち着つけたくない
Potential	落おち着つけられるalso 落おち着つけれる	落おち着つけられないalso 落おち着つけれない
Passive	落おち着つけられる	落おち着つけられない
Causative	落おち着つけさせる	落おち着つけさせない
Causative passive	落おち着つけさせられる	落おち着つけさせられない
Volitional	落おち着つけよう
Polite volitional	落おち着つけましょう
Imperative	落おち着つけろ	落おち着つけるな
Conditional	落おち着つければ	落おち着つけなければ
Tara conditional	落おち着つけたら	落おち着つけなかったら

Meanings

ichidan verb, transitive verb

calm down; settle down; compose

Transitive verb meaning to make someone or something calm, quiet, or settled. Often used for calming a person, a situation, or one's own feelings.

興こう奮ふんしている子こ供どもを落おち着つけるのに苦く労ろうした。
I had trouble calming down the excited child.
まず気き持もちを落おち着つけてから話はなしましょう。
Let's talk after you've composed yourself first.

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Expressions

腰こしを落おち着つけるsettle down; make oneself at home; stay for a while

Kanji

落fall, drop, come down
着don, arrive, wear
付adhere, attach, refer to

Related words

なだめるN1
落ち着ける is the broader term for calming someone or something down, while なだめる implies active soothing through comforting speech or gestures.

Written forms

落おち着つけるUsage69%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
落おちつけるUsage21%
Common variant with つ in kana; often used in informal writing.
おちつけるUsage5%
落おち着つけるUsage4%
Less common variant; 着 is used instead of ち.
落おち付つける
Variant with 付; occasionally seen.
落おち付つける
Abbreviated variant; rare in modern usage.

Etymology

Compound of 落ち (continuative form of 落ちる 'to fall') + 着ける ('to arrive at, to settle'). The combination conveys the idea of settling down or reaching a calm state.