Vocab Info

N2 Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

老(ふ)けるto age, to grow old

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    1. Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

      1.

      to age, to grow old (esp. in appearance), to show marks of age

    All Forms

    老ける 【ふける】、化ける 【ふける】

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    • Pitch Accent

      • ふ

      • け

      • る

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    Examples

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      八十(はちじゅっ)歳(さい)の祖母(そぼ)は老(ふ)けています。

      My eighty-year-old grandmother is growing old.

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      老(ふ)けないように若作(わかづく)りに力(ちから)を入(い)れる。

      I put effort into staying young to avoid aging.

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      僕(ぼく)は、お年寄(としよ)りになっても老(ふ)けたくないです。

      I don't want to show marks of age even when I become elderly.

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      運動(うんどう)をしない限(かぎ)り、体(からだ)はどんどん老(ふ)けていく一方(いっぽう)です。

      Unless you exercise, your body will continue to age rapidly.

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      年配(ねんぱい)の人(ひと)に向(む)かって「老(ふ)けている」というのは失礼(しつれい)極(きわ)まりない。

      It is extremely rude to tell an older person that they are 'aged'.

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