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老ける[ふける] (fukeru)

to age

  • JLPT N1
  • Ichidan verb
  • Pitch 2
  • #16598 most frequent

Meaning

老ける (ふける, fukeru) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “to age”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 11

60を過すぎて彼かれはすっかり老ふけてしまった

After passing 60 he aged completely.

彼かれはふけている。

He looks old for his age.

彼かれは老ふけて見みえる。

He looks old for his age.

気苦労きぐろうで彼かれは急きゅうにふけた。

Care aged him quickly.

Conjugation table

老ける (ふける) is an ichidan verb (ru-verb). Every major form with romaji:

FormJapaneseRomaji
Dictionary老ける ふけるfukeru
Negative老けない ふけないfukenai
Past老けた ふけたfuketa
Past negative老けなかった ふけなかったfukenakatta
Polite (ます)老けます ふけますfukemasu
Polite negative老けません ふけませんfukemasen
Polite past老けました ふけましたfukemashita
Polite past negative老けませんでした ふけませんでしたfukemasendeshita
Te-form老けて ふけてfukete
Conditional (ば)老ければ ふければfukereba
Conditional (たら)老けたら ふけたらfuketara
Potential老けられる ふけられるfukerareru
Passive老けられる ふけられるfukerareru
Causative老けさせる ふけさせるfukesaseru
Causative-passive老けさせられる ふけさせられるfukesaserareru
Volitional老けよう ふけようfukeyou
Volitional polite老けましょう ふけましょうfukemashou
Imperative老けろ ふけろfukero
Desire (たい)老けたい ふけたいfuketai

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