Japanese

づく

いろづく
Meaning: to change color (leaves), to ripen
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 色づく 色づかない
Polite 色づきます 色づきません
Past 色づいた 色づかなかった
Polite + Past 色づきました 色づきませんでした
Te-form 色づいて 色づかなくて
Potential 色づける 色づけない
Passive 色づかれる 色づかれない
Causative 色づかせる 色づかせない
Causative + Passive 色づかされる 色づかされない
Imperative 色づけ 色づくな

Handwriting

色
づ
く

Example sentences

When autumn comes, the mountain trees turn red and yellow.
秋になると、木々の葉が赤や黄色に色づく。
When autumn comes, the leaves of the trees turn red and yellow.
秋になると、山々の木々が美しく色づく。
When autumn comes, the trees on the mountains change color beautifully.
山々が色づき、錦秋の季節が訪れた。
The mountains changed color, and the season of beautiful autumn arrived.
春の訪れとともに、庭の花椿が真っ赤に色づいた。
With the arrival of spring, the camellias in the garden turned a brilliant red.

Usage Notes

Mainly used to describe leaves changing color in autumn or fruit ripening.

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