服を着る
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 |
Meanings
1
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.
2
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.