飢える
うえる
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love)
JLPT N2 Common word
Meanings
Ichidan verb, Intransitive
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry- to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 飢えるうえる | 飢えますうえます |
| Negative | 飢えないうえない | 飢えませんうえません |
| Past | 飢えたうえた | 飢えましたうえました |
| Past negative | 飢えなかったうえなかった | 飢えませんでしたうえませんでした |
| Te-form | 飢えてうえて |
|---|---|
| Potential | 飢えられるうえられる |
| Passive | 飢えられるうえられる |
| Causative | 飢えさせるうえさせる |
| Volitional | 飢えよううえよう |
| Imperative | 飢えろうえろ |
| Conditional (ば) | 飢えればうえれば |
| Conditional (たら) | 飢えたらうえたら |
Example sentences
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I'm a starved spider.
その男は飢えている。
The man is starving.
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He has a hunger for kindness after fame.
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He felt hungry for affection.
トムは愛に飢えている。
Tom is hungry for love.
More examples (10)
トムは愛情に飢えている。
Tom is hungry for love.
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He furnished food to the hungry.
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The children were hungry for affection.
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To provide food for the hungry.
私はもはや飢えていません。
I'm no longer starving.
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The boy has a hunger for adventure.
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A lot of people are starving in the world.
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Stealing is preferable to starving.
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A lot of people in Africa go hungry.
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My heart aches for those starving children.