服を着る · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 服を着る | 服を着ない |
| Polite | 服を着ます | 服を着ません |
| Past polite | 服を着ました | 服を着ませんでした |
| Past | 服を着た | 服を着なかった |
| Te-form | 服を着て | 服を着ないで |
| Desire | 服を着たい | 服を着たくない |
| Potential | 服を着られるalso 服を着れる | 服を着られないalso 服を着れない |
| Passive | 服を着られる | 服を着られない |
| Causative | 服を着させる | 服を着させない |
| Causative passive | 服を着させられる | 服を着させられない |
| Volitional | 服を着よう | |
| Polite volitional | 服を着ましょう | |
| Imperative | 服を着ろ | 服を着るな |
| Conditional | 服を着れば | 服を着なければ |
| Tara conditional | 服を着たら | 服を着なかったら |
put on clothes; wear clothes
Literal action of putting on or wearing clothes. 着る is used for upper-body garments and full-body items like dresses.
I wake up in the morning and first put on my clothes.
He always wears black clothes.
be the personification of
Idiomatic use, typically in the pattern 〜が服を着たような, meaning something acts or appears as if it were a person. Often used humorously or figuratively.
That cat has a face like a human wearing clothes.
His behavior is like the devil personified.