Japanese

れる

あけくれる
Meaning: to spend one's days absorbed in something; to pass day after day doing something
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 明け暮れる 明け暮れない
Polite 明け暮れます 明け暮れません
Past 明け暮れた 明け暮れなかった
Polite + Past 明け暮れました 明け暮れませんでした
Te-form 明け暮れて 明け暮れなくて
Potential 明け暮れられる 明け暮れられない
Passive 明け暮れられる 明け暮れられない
Causative 明け暮れさせる 明け暮れさせない
Imperative 明け暮れろ 明け暮れるな

Example

試験前、彼は勉強に明け暮れた。
Before the exam, he spent his days absorbed in study.

Usage Notes

Often follows an activity marked by に and emphasizes that most of one's time is taken up by that activity.

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