引き受ける · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 引き受ける | 引き受けない |
| Polite | 引き受けます | 引き受けません |
| Past polite | 引き受けました | 引き受けませんでした |
| Past | 引き受けた | 引き受けなかった |
| Te-form | 引き受けて | 引き受けないで |
| Desire | 引き受けたい | 引き受けたくない |
| Potential | 引き受けられるalso 引き受けれる | 引き受けられないalso 引き受けれない |
| Passive | 引き受けられる | 引き受けられない |
| Causative | 引き受けさせる | 引き受けさせない |
| Causative passive | 引き受けさせられる | 引き受けさせられない |
| Volitional | 引き受けよう | |
| Polite volitional | 引き受けましょう | |
| Imperative | 引き受けろ | 引き受けるな |
| Conditional | 引き受ければ | 引き受けなければ |
| Tara conditional | 引き受けたら | 引き受けなかったら |
ichidan verb, transitive verb
take on; undertake; accept responsibility for
Used when accepting a job, role, request, burden, or responsibility. The object is usually something one agrees to handle or be responsible for.
She agreed to take on the role of host.
I will take charge of that job.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
Used when receiving a role, business, responsibility, or matter from someone else and continuing it oneself.
After my father collapsed, my older brother took over the family business.
I took over that matter from my predecessor.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
vouch for; guarantee
Means to stand as guarantor or take responsibility for someone's identity, reliability, or a claim. It often overlaps with the broader idea of assuming responsibility.
I will vouch for him.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
contract a disease
Rare or old-fashioned for becoming ill or contracting a disease; in modern everyday Japanese, 病気にかかる or 感染する is normally used instead.
In older writing, 病を引き受ける can be used to mean contracting an illness.
He willingly took on even the troublesome job.
She took on the management of the project all by herself.
He vouched for the new employee's background.
The son ended up taking over from the president.
I agreed to be the guarantor at a friend's request.
引き受ける focuses on accepting a task or request, often as a one-time commitment, whereas 受け持つ emphasizes the ongoing management or supervision of something.
引き受ける means to agree to take on a task or responsibility, while 担う focuses on the ongoing act of carrying out that role.
Irregular okurigana spelling marked; useful for recognition but not recommended for ordinary writing.