心掛ける
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 心 | 掛 |
| こころ Grade: 2 | か > が Grade: S |
| kun’yomi | |
Etymology
From 心 (kokoro, “attention, mind”) + 掛ける (kakeru, “latch onto”)
Verb
心掛ける (transitive, ichidan conjugation, hiragana こころがける, rōmaji kokorogakeru)
- bear in mind
- try, endeavor, intend
Usage notes
- 掛ける (kakeru) is a Japanese verb usually meaning "set" or "hang." When used as a verbal suffix, it emphasizes the use of what it is modifying. An equivalent English phrase might be "put one's heart into it."
Conjugation
Conjugation of "心掛ける" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Stem forms | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imperfective (未然形) | 心掛け | こころがけ | kokorogake | |
| Continuative (連用形) | 心掛け | こころがけ | kokorogake | |
| Terminal (終止形) | 心掛ける | こころがける | kokorogakeru | |
| Attributive (連体形) | 心掛ける | こころがける | kokorogakeru | |
| Hypothetical (仮定形) | 心掛けれ | こころがけれ | kokorogakere | |
| Imperative (命令形) | 心掛けよ¹ 心掛けろ² | こころがけよ¹ こころがけろ² | kokorogakeyo¹ kokorogakero² | |
| Key constructions | ||||
| Passive | 心掛けられる | こころがけられる | kokorogakerareru | |
| Causative | 心掛けさせる 心掛けさす | こころがけさせる こころがけさす | kokorogakesaseru kokorogakesasu | |
| Potential | 心掛けられる 心掛けれる³ | こころがけられる こころがけれる³ | kokorogakerareru kokorogakereru³ | |
| Volitional | 心掛けよう | こころがけよう | kokorogakeyō | |
| Negative | 心掛けない 心掛けぬ 心掛けん | こころがけない こころがけぬ こころがけん | kokorogakenai kokorogakenu kokorogaken | |
| Negative continuative | 心掛けず | こころがけず | kokorogakezu | |
| Formal | 心掛けます | こころがけます | kokorogakemasu | |
| Perfective | 心掛けた | こころがけた | kokorogaketa | |
| Conjunctive | 心掛けて | こころがけて | kokorogakete | |
| Hypothetical conditional | 心掛ければ | こころがければ | kokorogakereba | |
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative ³ Colloquial potential | ||||
Derived terms
- 心掛け (kokorogake): mental attitude, attention