老ける
ふける
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
JLPT N1 Common word
Meanings
Ichidan verb, Intransitive
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 老けるふける | 老けますふけます |
| Negative | 老けないふけない | 老けませんふけません |
| Past | 老けたふけた | 老けましたふけました |
| Past negative | 老けなかったふけなかった | 老けませんでしたふけませんでした |
| Te-form | 老けてふけて |
|---|---|
| Potential | 老けられるふけられる |
| Passive | 老けられるふけられる |
| Causative | 老けさせるふけさせる |
| Volitional | 老けようふけよう |
| Imperative | 老けろふけろ |
| Conditional (ば) | 老ければふければ |
| Conditional (たら) | 老けたらふけたら |
Example sentences
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He looks old for his age.
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Your beard makes you look old.
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He looks old for his age.
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He looks old for his age.
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Tom looks older than seventy.
More examples (9)
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He looks old, but he is still in his twenties.
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Mom, that hairstyle makes you look old.
メアリーは老けてきたなぁと感じていた。
Mary felt that she was getting old.
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Tom looks a lot older than he really is.
彼はふけている。
He looks old for his age.
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Care aged him quickly.
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Her gray hair makes her look older than her age.
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She is in her thirties, but looks old for her age.
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His beard made him look older by ten years.