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仕掛ける

to begin

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Conjugation of 仕掛ける

This verb follows the ichidan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: rig, lay, start, challenge, pick a fight, set up, plant
私/俺
Present informal tense
仕掛ける
shikakeru
I begin
Present informal negative tense
仕掛けない
shikakenai
I don't begin
Present formal tense
仕掛けます
shikakemasu
I begin
Present formal negative tense
仕掛けません
shikakemasen
I do not begin
私/俺
Past informal tense
仕掛けた
shikaketa
I began
Past informal negative tense
仕掛けなかった
shikakenakatta
I didn't begin
Past formal tense
仕掛けました
shikakemashita
I begin
Past formal negative tense
仕掛けませんでした
shikakemasen deshita
I did not begin
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
仕掛けよ
shikakeyo
begin
Imperative negative mood
仕掛けるな
shikakeru na
don't begin
Imperative formal mood
仕掛けてください
shikakete kudasai
please begin
Imperative formal negative mood
仕掛けないでください
shikakenai dekudasai
please do not begin
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
仕掛けて
shikakete
begin
Passive stem
仕掛けられる
shikakerareru
began
Hypothetical tense
仕掛けれ
shikakere
if I began
Hypothetical conditional stem
仕掛ければ
shikakereba
began
私/俺
Volitional stem
仕掛けよう
shikakeyō
will begin
Potential stem
仕掛けられる
shikakerareru
began
Continuative stem
仕掛け
shikake
beginning
Causative stem
仕掛けさせる
shikakesaseru
allow to begin
私/俺
Imperfective stem
仕掛け
shikake
begin

Examples of 仕掛ける

God doesn't plant car bombs 神は 車爆弾を 仕掛けない

God doesn't plant car bombs.

基地に爆弾を 仕掛けた

I have placed explosives around the base,

仕掛け、ベティ。

Good work, Betty.