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やっ付ける (yattsukeru) Japanese meaning: beat up | Kotomora
JLPT N2 › Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation やっ付ける · ichidan verb
Form Positive Negative Dictionary やっ 付つ ける やっ 付つ けない Polite やっ 付つ けます やっ 付つ けません Past polite やっ 付つ けました やっ 付つ けませんでした Past やっ 付つ けた やっ 付つ けなかった Te-form やっ 付つ けて やっ 付つ けないで Desire やっ 付つ けたい やっ 付つ けたくない Potential やっ 付つ けられる also やっ 付つ けれる やっ 付つ けられない also やっ 付つ けれない Passive やっ 付つ けられる やっ 付つ けられない Causative やっ 付つ けさせる やっ 付つ けさせない Causative passive やっ 付つ けさせられる やっ 付つ けさせられない Volitional やっ 付つ けよう Polite volitional やっ 付つ けましょう Imperative やっ 付つ けろ やっ 付つ けるな Conditional やっ 付つ ければ やっ 付つ けなければ Tara conditional やっ 付つ けたら やっ 付つ けなかったら
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I admire heroes who beat up the bad guys.
Let's finish off this homework quickly.
Usage patterns 〈 相あい 手て 〉 をやっつける to beat/defeat an opponent
I beat my opponent in the match.
〈 事こと 〉 をやっつける to knock out/finish off a task quickly
I knocked out my homework in one go.
〈 物もの 〉 をやっつけてしまう to completely finish off/dispose of something
I completely finished off all the leftover work.
Kanji 遣 dispatch, despatch, send 付 adhere, attach, refer to Related words 倒す is a neutral word for knocking someone/something down or defeating an opponent, while やっつける adds a rough, colloquial 'beat up/finish off' flavor.
負かす focuses narrowly on defeating someone in a contest or argument, whereas やっつける can also mean physically beating someone or forcefully finishing a task.
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.
懲らしめる stresses punishing someone to teach them a lesson, while やっつける is a broader, more casual word for beating or defeating someone.
Written forms やっ 付つ ける
Common mixed kanji-kana spelling; it is the highest-priority written form.
やっつける Usage 100%
Kana spelling is very common and matches usual-kana usage.
遣や っ 付つ ける Usage <1%
Full kanji spelling using 遣; rarely used in modern writing.
遣や っつける
Mixed kanji-kana variant with 遣; very rare.
Etymology Developed through contraction of やり付ける, from やる plus 付ける. Its senses progressed from doing something forcefully or thoroughly to defeating or disposing of someone.
