弱る
よわる
to weaken; to grow weak; to wane; to decline (of one's health)
JLPT N1 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-ru), Intransitive
to weaken; to grow weak; to wane; to decline (of one's health)- to be downcast; to be dejected; to be dispirited
- to be troubled; to be at a loss; to be perplexed; to be annoyed
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 弱るよわる | 弱りますよわります |
| Negative | 弱らないよわらない | 弱りませんよわりません |
| Past | 弱ったよわった | 弱りましたよわりました |
| Past negative | 弱らなかったよわらなかった | 弱りませんでしたよわりませんでした |
| Te-form | 弱ってよわって |
|---|---|
| Potential | 弱れるよわれる |
| Passive | 弱られるよわられる |
| Causative | 弱らせるよわらせる |
| Volitional | 弱ろうよわろう |
| Imperative | 弱れよわれ |
| Conditional (ば) | 弱ればよわれば |
| Conditional (たら) | 弱ったらよわったら |
Example sentences
老齢で弱っている。
He is worn with age.
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He sank under the weight of age.
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They said he was still weak from a recent sickness.
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He was weak as a rat, and had no appetite.
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My mother was very weak from a long illness.
More examples (9)
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It doesn't work so well because the batteries are running down.
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The old lady has been rather feeble since her illness.
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Fever and constant coughing weakened the old lady.
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My grandmother was gradually becoming forgetful and frail.
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Now she lay weak in bed.
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A good-looking horse may sometimes break down.
二人で力を合せれば、きっとその古びて弱っていたドアは一度で壊れるはずです。
If we push together, I'm sure that old rickety door will break.
体はもうすっかり弱っていたが、この鶴のおかげで禎子は心の中で強い気持ちになることができた。
Now she was so weak, but the crane made Sadako feel stronger inside.
皆さんは、皮膚がんになる危険性が大いにあり、体を弱りきらせ、食料の乏しい、動植物の減少した未来の世界を私たちにつくるつもりですか。
Are you creating for us a future world where there is a greater danger of skin cancer, weakened bodies, less food and fewer plants and animals?