耽る
ふける
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in
JLPT N1 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-ru), Intransitive
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed byGodan verb (-ru), Auxiliary verb
to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
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| Present | 耽るふける | 耽りますふけります |
| Negative | 耽らないふけらない | 耽りませんふけりません |
| Past | 耽ったふけった | 耽りましたふけりました |
| Past negative | 耽らなかったふけらなかった | 耽りませんでしたふけりませんでした |
| Te-form | 耽ってふけって |
|---|---|
| Potential | 耽れるふけれる |
| Passive | 耽られるふけられる |
| Causative | 耽らせるふけらせる |
| Volitional | 耽ろうふけろう |
| Imperative | 耽れふけれ |
| Conditional (ば) | 耽ればふければ |
| Conditional (たら) | 耽ったらふけったら |
Example sentences
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We indulged in conversation and drink.
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Jack was pacing up and down in the room, lost in thought.
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She indulged herself in reading.
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She abandoned herself to pleasure.
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She abandoned herself to drinking.
More examples (10)
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He is given to drink.
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He lost himself in thought.
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He is given to music.
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An old man indulges in drinking.
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They were given over to drinking.
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He is buried in thought.
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They gave themselves up to the enjoyment of sensual pleasures.
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He was absorbed in thought.
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He was lost in thought for a while.
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You should not take to drinking again.