扱う
扱う · godan verb (-u)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 扱う | 扱わない |
| Polite | 扱います | 扱いません |
| Past polite | 扱いました | 扱いませんでした |
| Past | 扱った | 扱わなかった |
| Te-form | 扱って | 扱わないで |
| Desire | 扱いたい | 扱いたくない |
| Potential | 扱える | 扱えない |
| Passive | 扱われる | 扱われない |
| Causative | 扱わせる | 扱わせない |
| Causative passive | 扱わせられるalso 扱わされる | 扱わせられないalso 扱わされない |
| Volitional | 扱おう | |
| Polite volitional | 扱いましょう | |
| Imperative | 扱え | 扱うな |
| Conditional | 扱えば | 扱わなければ |
| Tara conditional | 扱ったら | 扱わなかったら |
Meanings
godan verb (-u), transitive verb
deal with; treat; handle; take care of
Used for interacting with people: treating them in a certain way, handling customers, or entertaining guests.
He treated the customers politely.
This shop handles foreign tourists well.
godan verb (-u), transitive verb
Used for problems, tasks, or situations: handling, managing, or coping with them.
This problem needs to be handled carefully.
He managed the difficult situation well.
godan verb (-u), transitive verb
Used for machines, tools, or equipment: operating or handling them.
This machine is easy to operate.
He can operate a forklift.
godan verb (-u), transitive verb
Used for goods or products: dealing in, selling, or handling them as part of a business.
That shop deals in imported foods.
Our company handles luxury watches.
godan verb (-u), transitive verb
cover; treat; discuss; take up
Used for topics, themes, or subjects: covering, treating, or discussing them in a talk, book, or meeting.
This book covers environmental issues.
The meeting took up the new project.
godan verb (-u), transitive verb
treat A as B
Used in the pattern ＡをＢとして扱う: to treat or regard A as B.
He treated me as a child.
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godan verb (-u), transitive verb
mediate; find unmanageable; gossip
Archaic senses: mediating an argument, finding something too much to handle, or gossiping. Not used in modern Japanese.
In classical Japanese, 扱う had the meaning of mediating.
The meaning 'to be too much for one' for 扱う is not used in modern Japanese.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉を〈事〉として扱うto treat someone as (a certain kind of person)
He always treats me like a child.
- 〈物〉を大切に扱うto handle something with care
Please handle this machine with care.
- 〈物〉を扱うto deal in (goods); to carry (a product)
This store deals in imported goods.
- 〈事〉を扱うto handle a case or matter
He is handling this case.
- 〈事〉を中心に扱うto focus on (a topic) as the main subject
This program focuses mainly on environmental issues.