What does 寄せる mean?
寄せる is a Japanese verb meaning “to bring (something) closer” in English. It can also be translated as “to send in (opinions or messages)” depending on context. It is written as 寄せる in kanji, よせる in hiragana, and yoseru in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.
Example sentences
車を道の端に寄せた。
I pulled the car over to the side of the road.
机をもっと窓に寄せてください。
Please move the desk closer to the window.
Conjugation of 寄せる
| Affirmative | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| Plain | 寄せるよせる | 寄せないよせない |
| Plain past | 寄せたよせた | 寄せなかったよせなかった |
| Polite | 寄せますよせます | 寄せませんよせません |
| Polite past | 寄せましたよせました | 寄せませんでしたよせませんでした |
Other forms
Te-form寄せてよせて
Potential寄せられるよせられる
Passive寄せられるよせられる
Volitional寄せようよせよう
Causative寄せさせるよせさせる
Conditional寄せればよせれば
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Intransitive partner
寄せる (someone does it)·寄る (it happens by itself)
寄せる describes someone doing something to a thing. 寄る describes it happening by itself. Japanese keeps these apart where English often uses one verb for both.