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化ける
化ける
Japanese
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 化 |
| Grade: 3 |
Verb
化ける (intransitive, ichidan conjugation, hiragana ばける, romaji bakeru)
- to change oneself into, to transform oneself into, to take the form of
- 女に化けた猫
- onna ni baketa neko
- a cat that has changed into a woman
- 女に化けた猫
- to disguise oneself
Conjugation
Conjugation of "化ける" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Stem forms | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imperfective (未然形) | 化け | ばけ | bake | |
| Continuative (連用形) | 化け | ばけ | bake | |
| Terminal (終止形) | 化ける | ばける | bakeru | |
| Attributive (連体形) | 化ける | ばける | bakeru | |
| Hypothetical (仮定形) | 化けれ | ばけれ | bakere | |
| Imperative (命令形) | 化けよ¹ 化けろ² |
ばけよ¹ ばけろ² |
bakeyo¹ bakero² |
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| Key constructions | ||||
| Passive | 化けられる | ばけられる | bakerareru | |
| Causative | 化けさせる 化けさす |
ばけさせる ばけさす |
bakesaseru bakesasu |
|
| Potential | 化けられる 化けれる³ |
ばけられる ばけれる³ |
bakerareru bakereru³ |
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| Volitional | 化けよう | ばけよう | bakeyō | |
| Negative | 化けない 化けぬ 化けん |
ばけない ばけぬ ばけん |
bakenai bakenu baken |
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| Negative continuative | 化けず | ばけず | bakezu | |
| Formal | 化けます | ばけます | bakemasu | |
| Perfective | 化けた | ばけた | baketa | |
| Conjunctive | 化けて | ばけて | bakete | |
| Hypothetical conditional | 化ければ | ばければ | bakereba | |
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative ³ Colloquial potential | ||||
Derived terms
Related terms
- 化かす (bakasu)