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更ける[ふける] (fukeru)

to get late,to advance,to wear on

  • JLPT N2
  • Ichidan verb
  • Pitch 2
  • #20238 most frequent

Meaning

更ける (ふける, fukeru) is a JLPT N2 vocabulary word meaning “to get late,to advance,to wear on”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 11

夜よるが更ふけてあたりが静しずかになった

As the night advanced the surroundings became quiet.

夜よるが更ふけ始はじめた。

The night grew late.

夜よるがすっかり更ふけた。

The night was far advanced.

夜よるがふけるにつれて寒さむくなった。

It became colder as the night wore on.

Conjugation table

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

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

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