表層形
こさえる
コサエル
動詞
こさえる (コサエル)
Kosaeru · こさえる — to make, to manufacture
Other ways to say “to make” in Japanese →
こさえる in rōmaji: kosaeru.
動詞
一般
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📝 拵える 🔤 下一段-ア行 📐 終止形-一般
Updated: 2026年9月30日
📖 Grammar Information
| 表層形 (Surface) |
こさえる
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|---|---|
| 見出し語 (Lemma) |
拵える
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| 読み (Reading) |
コサエル
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| 品詞 (POS) |
動詞・一般・*・*
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| 活用型 (Conj. Type) |
下一段-ア行
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| 活用形 (Conj. Form) |
終止形-一般
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
こさえる
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| 読み・基本形 |
コサエル
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| 表記・基本形 |
こさえる
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| 見出し語の読み |
コシラエル
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How it's used
Used in casual conversation to mean 'to make' or 'to prepare' something, often implying effort or trouble, less formal than 作る.
夕飯をこさえるのが面倒だ。
Yūhan o kosaeru no ga mendō da.
It's a hassle to make dinner.
⚖️ Often confused with 作る, but こさえる has a more colloquial and effortful nuance.
💡 English Meaning
こさえる means “to make, to manufacture” — full definition & examples →
⭐ Dictionary Form
🔗 Other Forms of こさえる
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Reading & Info
コサエル
Lemma: 拵える
動詞一般**
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⚡ 一段 (Ichidan/Ru-verb) Conjugations
| ます形 (Polite) |
拵えます
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| て形 (Te-form) |
拵えて
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| 過去形 (Past) |
拵えた
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| 否定形 (Negative) |
拵えない
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| 意向形 (Volitional) |
拵えましょう
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| 可能形 (Potential) |
拵えられる
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| 受身形 (Passive) |
拵えられる
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| 使役形 (Causative) |
拵えさせる
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Did you know · 動詞
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What is the difference between surface form and lemma? ▼
The surface form (こさえる) is the exact text as it appeared in the corpus — it may be conjugated or inflected. The lemma (拵える) is the dictionary base form. For example, 食べた (surface) has the lemma 食べる.
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