ふける
更ける
to get late; to advance; to wear on
N5Common wordIchidan verb
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
to get late•to advance•to wear on
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Kanji Breakdown
Conjugations
Present辞書形
更ける(ふける)
Negativeない形
更けない(ふけない)
Pastた形
更けた(ふけた)
Past Negativeなかった形
更けなかった(ふけなかった)
Te-formて形
更けて(ふけて)
Example Sentences
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.
夜が更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.
夜が更けて疲れていたので私は宿屋に泊まった。
As it was late at night and I was very tired, I put up at an inn.