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 12
夜が 更けてあたりが 静かになった
As the night advanced the surroundings became quiet.
夜が 更け 始めた。
Day began to break.
夜がすっかり 更けた。
The night was far advanced.
だいぶ 夜もふけました。
もうおいとませねばなりません。
It is getting rather late, I think I must be going now.
夜がふけるにつれて 寒くなった。
It became colder as the night wore on.
夜が更けるまで彼らの話は尽きなかった。
They didn't run out of conversation until late at night.
夜が 更けるまで 彼らの 話は 尽きなかった。
They didn't run out of conversation until late at night.
夜がふけて 疲れていたので、 私は 宿に 泊まった。
As it was late at night and I was very tired, I put up at an inn.
夜が 更けて 疲れていたので 私は 宿屋に 泊まった。
Since it was late at night and I was very tired, I stayed at an inn.
夜が更けると大和大路を南へ走り、それを見た人はその鬼のような姿を見たショックで倒れて死んでしまった。
Late that night, she ran south on Yamato-oji Street, and those who saw her fell and died of shock at seeing such an ogre-like figure.
夜が更けて、千手たちが帰ろうとすると、重衡はこれを引き留めて盃を進めさせ、朗詠し、前漢楚の故事をひいて燭が暗くなるのは虞美人(項羽の妻)の涙、夜が更けるのは四面楚歌の声さと言った。
It became late at night and when Senju and others were about to leave, Shigehira stopped them and offered drink while recited and, taking after the historical event of the former Han and Chu, said as follows; the candle dims due to the tears of Gubijin (Yu Meiren, who was the wife of Koseki Xiang Yu) and the night falls due to the voice of Shimensoka (being surrounded by enemies on all sides).
Conjugation table
更ける (ふける) is an ichidan verb (ru-verb). Every major form with romaji:
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |