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  2. /Saying when using 時
  3. /tsukeru

tsukeru

つけるtsukeru
to turn on; to switch on
From Lesson 288:Saying when using 時·Japanese
Breakdown & UsagesConjugations

Usages of tsukeru

暑あつい 時とき、 エアコン を つけます。atsui toki, eakon o tsukemasu.
When it's hot, I turn on the air conditioner.
テレビ を つけて、 ニュース を 見みた。terebi o tsukete, nyuusu o mita.
I turned on the TV and watched the news.
車くるま の エンジン を つけた。kuruma no enjin o tsuketa.
I turned on the car engine.
火ひ を つけるhi o tsukeru
to light; to ignite

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