Vocab Info
N2 る-verb, Intransitive verb
老けるto age, to grow old
Dictionary Definition
Common
- る-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】
Details
- ふ 
- け 
- る 
 
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Examples
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- 八十歳の祖母は老けています。 - My eighty-year-old grandmother is growing old. - N2
 
- 老けないように若作りに力を入れる。 - I put effort into staying young to avoid aging. - N2
 
- 僕は、お年寄りになっても老けたくないです。 - I don't want to show marks of age even when I become elderly. - N2
 
- 運動をしない限り、体はどんどん老けていく一方です。 - Unless you exercise, your body will continue to age rapidly. - N2
 
- 年配の人に向かって「老けている」というのは失礼極まりない。 - It is extremely rude to tell an older person that they are 'aged'. - N2
 
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