Japanese

きる

あきる
Meaning: to get tired of; to lose interest; to have enough
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 飽きる 飽きない
Polite 飽きます 飽きません
Past 飽きた 飽きなかった
Polite + Past 飽きました 飽きませんでした
Te-form 飽きて 飽きなくて
Potential 飽きられる 飽きられない
Passive 飽きられる 飽きられない
Causative 飽きさせる 飽きさせない
Imperative 飽きろ 飽きるな

Handwriting

飽
き
る

Example sentences

If you eat the same thing every day, you'll get tired of it.
彼は話題が豊富で、一緒にいて飽きない。
He has a wealth of topics to talk about, so I never get tired of being with him.
この映画は何回見ても飽きない。
No matter how many times I watch this movie, I don't get tired of it.
彼の話し方は抑揚が豊かで、聞き手を飽きさせない。
His way of speaking has rich intonation and doesn't bore the listener.
彼の書くエッセイは軽妙洒脱で、読む人を飽きさせない魅力がある。
The essays he writes are witty and refined, with a charm that never bores the reader.
彼の話は滑稽洒脱で、聴衆を飽きさせなかった。
His talk was witty and elegant, and it never bored the audience.

Usage Notes

Used when something repeated becomes tedious or one has had enough of it.

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