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乗せる
Meaning in Englishto place on (something), to take on board
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What it means
乗せる means to place onto a surface or onto a vehicle, and to give someone a ride.
Main meanings
- to place on top of or onto something, such as loading cargo or attaching objects
- to give someone a ride, to transport someone by vehicle
How to use it
Used with を for the thing being placed and に for the person or vehicle receiving the action; usable in casual and polite registers; common contexts include loading goods into a car or other vehicle and offering someone a ride; the te-form 乗せて and past 乗せた are common conjugations for sequencing actions, requests, or past events.
Variants and close terms
- 乗せる noseru — to place on, to load onto, to give a ride
- 載せる noseru — to publish or feature in a publication or on a platform
- 降ろす orosu — to unload, to take down from a vehicle (antonym in loading/unloading context)
Composition
- 乗: ride, board, mount
- せる: a suffix that, when attached to the stem, forms a transitive verb meaning to place onto or to cause to ride
Word class
transitive verb (ru-verb)
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Related words by kanji and components
N1
乗っ取る
nottoru
to capture, to occupy, to take over
N1
乗り込む
norikomu
to board, to get into (a car); to march into, to enter
N2
乗車
jousha
taking a train, entraining
N2
乗換
norikae
a transfer (e.g., trains, buses)
N2
乗り換え
norikae
(n) transfer (trains, buses, etc.)
N2
乗り越し
norikoshi
riding past (one's station)
N3
乗客
joukyaku
passenger
N4
乗り物
norimono
vehicle, means of transport
N4
乗り換える
norikaeru
transfer, change trains or buses
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