片付ける · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 片付ける | 片付けない |
| Polite | 片付けます | 片付けません |
| Past polite | 片付けました | 片付けませんでした |
| Past | 片付けた | 片付けなかった |
| Te-form | 片付けて | 片付けないで |
| Desire | 片付けたい | 片付けたくない |
| Potential | 片付けられるalso 片付けれる | 片付けられないalso 片付けれない |
| Passive | 片付けられる | 片付けられない |
| Causative | 片付けさせる | 片付けさせない |
| Causative passive | 片付けさせられる | 片付けさせられない |
| Volitional | 片付けよう | |
| Polite volitional | 片付けましょう | |
| Imperative | 片付けろ | 片付けるな |
| Conditional | 片付ければ | 片付けなければ |
| Tara conditional | 片付けたら | 片付けなかったら |
ichidan verb, transitive verb
Physical tidying: putting things in their proper place, cleaning up a room or desk.
The children put away their toys.
Let's tidy up the desk before starting work.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
Used for problems, tasks, or matters that need to be dealt with and brought to a conclusion.
If we don't settle this problem quickly, it will get bigger.
I've dealt with all the troublesome errands.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
Focuses on completing a task or getting through a workload, often with a sense of clearing it off one's plate.
I want to finish this work by the end of today.
Finish your homework before you go out to play.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
Traditional expression for arranging a daughter's marriage; occasionally written as 嫁ける.
He married his daughter off to a doctor.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
bump off; do away with; kill
Slangy or euphemistic way to say 'kill' or 'eliminate' someone.
The yakuza apparently bumped off the traitor.
I tidied up my messy room.
I want to settle this troublesome problem quickly.
I quickly got my homework done and then went out to play.
I was relieved to finally get my daughter married off.
He intended to secretly do away with the enemy.
済ませる focuses on getting something done or over with, while 片付ける stresses clearing a task off your workload.
殺す is the plain, direct word for 'kill', while 片付ける in this sense is a slangy euphemism for eliminating someone.
掃除 focuses on removing dirt and dust, while 片付ける emphasizes tidying up and putting things in their proper place.
片付ける is a casual, everyday verb for tidying up or putting things away, while 整頓 is a more formal noun/する-verb for systematic neat arrangement.
片付ける means to tidy up or clear away in general, while 下ろす specifically refers to taking dishes or offerings down from a table or altar.
片付ける means to tidy up or settle a matter calmly, while やっつける implies doing so forcefully or roughly.