I Love Kanji更ける (fukeru)
更ける (ふける, fukeru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to get late; to advance”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- ふける
- Romaji
- fukeru
- Word class
- Ichidan verb (る-verb)
- Level
- JLPT N2 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to get late; to advance; to wear on · ichidan verb, intransitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 更ける
Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 更ける | ふける fukeru |
| Polite (~masu) | 更けます | ふけます fukemasu |
| Negative | 更けない | ふけない fukenai |
| Polite negative | 更けません | ふけません fukemasen |
| Past | 更けた | ふけた fuketa |
| Polite past | 更けました | ふけました fukemashita |
| Negative past | 更けなかった | ふけなかった fukenakatta |
| Te-form | 更けて | ふけて fukete |
| Potential | 更けられる | ふけられる fukerareru |
| Passive | 更けられる | ふけられる fukerareru |
| Causative | 更けさせる | ふけさせる fukesaseru |
| Volitional | 更けよう | ふけよう fukeyou |
| Imperative | 更けろ | ふけろ fukero |
| Conditional (~ba) | 更ければ | ふければ fukereba |
Kanji in 更ける
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 更ける.
更にさらにfurthermore変更へんこうchange今更いまさらnow (when it is already much too late)夜更しよふかしstaying up late夜更けよふけlate at night
Source: JMdict entry 1279290 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.