To Turn On
To Switch On, To Light Up
transitive verb, ichidan verb
This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb.
The kanji itself means point so the verb version is something you need to point your finger to do. Picture pointing your finger and pushing a lightswitch to turn on the light. You won't be able to switch on a lamp if you can't point your finger.
つける
Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You didn't learn that reading with this kanji, so here's a mnemonic to help you:
You aren't able to turn on the light with just one finger though, you need to use two (つ). Either you have really weak fingers, or that's a really strong lightswitch. Either way, you need two fingers to switch on the light.
電気を点けてくれ。
Turn on the light.
ラジオの点け方が分かりません。
I don't know how to turn on the radio.
テレビを点けてもらえますか。
Can you turn on the TV?