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Japanese

あく
Meaning: to become tired of; to be satiated; to lose interest
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Verb inflections
Form Affirmative Negative
Present 飽く 飽かない
Polite 飽きます 飽きません
Past 飽いた 飽かなかった
Polite + Past 飽きました 飽きませんでした
Te-form 飽いて 飽かなくて
Potential 飽ける 飽けない
Passive 飽かれる 飽かれない
Causative 飽かせる 飽かせない
Causative + Passive 飽かされる 飽かされない
Imperative 飽け 飽くな

Example

彼女は飽くことなく、毎日新しい絵を描いていた。
Without ever tiring of it, she drew a new picture every day.

Usage Notes

This is a literary or formal verb meaning to become satisfied or tired of something. In modern Japanese it often appears in set expressions such as 「飽くことなく」 and 「飽くまで」.

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