In Japanese, "turn on" is つける (tsukeru). It is a verb.
Listen to the pronunciation:
つける is written in hiragana. Romanised as tsukeru, it sounds roughly like "tsoo-keh-roo" to an English ear.
Curated by Callan Ratcliffe
Practice つける and hundreds more Japanese words in the game.
Buy on Steamつける is romanised as tsukeru. Say it roughly like "tsoo-keh-roo" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
つける is the plain (dictionary) form, used in casual speech and in dictionaries. For polite situations, verbs take a different ending, typically -masu. In Noun Town the game always shows the dictionary form.
つける is written using hiragana. Hiragana is the basic Japanese syllabary used for native words and grammatical elements.
This word is part of the vocabulary taught in the Japanese language learning game Noun Town, where words are introduced through play rather than memorisation.
Spot an error? Email us at contact@noun.town