手にかける · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 手にかける | 手にかけない |
| Polite | 手にかけます | 手にかけません |
| Past polite | 手にかけました | 手にかけませんでした |
| Past | 手にかけた | 手にかけなかった |
| Te-form | 手にかけて | 手にかけないで |
| Desire | 手にかけたい | 手にかけたくない |
| Potential | 手にかけられるalso 手にかけれる | 手にかけられないalso 手にかけれない |
| Passive | 手にかけられる | 手にかけられない |
| Causative | 手にかけさせる | 手にかけさせない |
| Causative passive | 手にかけさせられる | 手にかけさせられない |
| Volitional | 手にかけよう | |
| Polite volitional | 手にかけましょう | |
| Imperative | 手にかけろ | 手にかけるな |
| Conditional | 手にかければ | 手にかけなければ |
| Tara conditional | 手にかけたら | 手にかけなかったら |
take care of; raise personally
Used when someone personally looks after or raises a person, animal, or plant with attentive care.
My grandmother took care of me and raised me.
He personally raised the puppy with great care.
kill with one's own hands
Strongly implies direct, personal involvement in killing, often with a nuance of guilt or responsibility. Not used for impersonal or accidental death.
He killed the traitor with his own hands.
I could never kill someone I love with my own hands.
handle personally; do oneself; entrust to someone
Covers two related uses: (1) doing a task or job oneself, taking direct charge; (2) asking or entrusting someone else to deal with a matter. Context distinguishes the meaning.
I will handle this problem personally.
I decided to entrust the difficult negotiation to a lawyer.