片づける – Vocabulary details

片かたづける

Meanings

Verb (1-dan, transitive)

1. to put in order; to tidy up; to clean up; to put away; to clear away

じゃあ俺おれも片かた付づけますね。Then I'll tidy up too.

2. to settle (a matter); to solve; to deal with; to dispose of

どうやらこれは単たん純じゅんな事じ故こでは片かた付づけられないようだ。It seems that this cannot simply be dismissed as a simple accident.

3. to finish; to get through; to complete; to get (something) done

まあ、ともかく今いまは目めの前まえの仕し事ごとを片かた付づけよう。Well, anyway, let's get the work in front of us done for now.

4. to marry off (one's daughter)

occ. written as 嫁ける

5. to do away with (someone); to bump off; to kill; to eliminate

Alt. forms

Kanji used

片

one of a pair

Pitch accent

か

たづけ

る

Conjugations...Used in: 2381

Composed of

片かた

one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre

づけ

dated; date; date of effect (e.g. a rule change); fixed; external

Examples (17 in total)

部へ屋やを片かたづけて。

Clean up the room.

本ほんを片かたづけなさい。

Put your books away.

服ふくを片かたづけなさい。

Put your clothes away.

片かたづけるの手て伝つだって。

Help me clean up.

テーブルを片かたづけてもらえますか。

Could you please clear the table?

机つくえを少すこしは片かたづけなさい。

Clear up your desk a bit.

後あとで台だい所どころを片かたづけます。

I'll clean up the kitchen later.

おもちゃを全ぜん部ぶ片かたづけなさい。

Pick up all your toys and put them away.

それらの椅い子すを片かたづけて下ください。

Please put those chairs away.

寝ねる前まえに宿しゅく題だいを片かたづけなさい。

Finish your homework before you go to bed.

彼かれは仕し事ごとを終おえてから道どう具ぐを片かたづけた。

He put his tools away after he had finished.

君きみは食しょく卓たくの上うえを片かたづけなければならない。

You must clear the table.

「トムはどこ？」「自じ分ぶんの部へ屋や、片かたづけてるよ」

"Where's Tom?" "Cleaning his room."

そろそろテーブルを片かたづけ始はじめてよい時じ間かんだよ。

It's about time you set about cleaning the table.

裁さい判ばん官かんは非ひ常じょうにすばやくその訴そ訟しょうを片かたづけた。

The judge disposed of the case in short order.

我われ々われに道どう具ぐをくれ、そうすれば仕し事ごとを片かたづけてみせよう。

Give us the tools, and we'll finish the job.

さあ、残のこりの仕し事ごとをさくっと片かたづけて飲のみに行いこうぜ。