Use かぶる to talk about putting something on your head.
The idea
かぶる is a godan verb. Mark the hat or helmet with を: 帽子をかぶります means “put on a hat.” かぶっています describes the resulting state of wearing it.
Examples
- 私は毎朝、帽子をかぶります。I put on a hat every morning.
- 昨日、赤い帽子をかぶりました。Yesterday I put on a red hat.
- 妹は青い帽子をかぶっています。My younger sister is wearing a blue hat.
- 外は寒いですから、帽子をかぶってください。It is cold outside, so please put on a hat.
- 今日は帽子をかぶりません。I will not wear a hat today.
- 弟はヘルメットをかぶって自転車に乗ります。My younger brother puts on a helmet and rides his bicycle.
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Watch out
Do not use かぶる for shoes: use はく. Its て form is かぶって, with a small っ, not かぶて.
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＿。（かぶる→ます）
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かぶります
かぶります is the polite non-past form; context distinguishes a habit from a future action.
＿。（かぶる→て）
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かぶって
かぶって is the て form: the final る of this godan verb changes to って.
妹は帽子を＿。（かぶっています／はいています）
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かぶっています
かぶっています fits because the sister is wearing a hat on her head; はいています is used for shoes and lower-body clothing.
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＿。（かぶる→ます）
＿。（かぶる→て）
妹は帽子を＿。（かぶっています／はいています）
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Describe a hat you wear, then change your sentence to the polite past.