Japanese

やせほそる
Meaning: to become thin; to waste away; to become impoverished
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 痩せ細る 痩せ細らない
Polite 痩せ細ります 痩せ細りません
Past 痩せ細った 痩せ細らなかった
Polite + Past 痩せ細りました 痩せ細りませんでした
Te-form 痩せ細って 痩せ細らなくて
Potential 痩せ細れる 痩せ細れない
Passive 痩せ細られる 痩せ細られない
Causative 痩せ細らせる 痩せ細らせない
Causative + Passive 痩せ細らされる 痩せ細らされない
Imperative 痩せ細れ 痩せ細るな

Handwriting

痩
せ
細
る

Example sentences

My heart ached seeing him so thin from illness.
彼は母を亡くしてから、哀毀骨立と言えるほどに痩せ細ってしまった。
He has become so emaciated since his mother's death that he is literally skin and bones.

Usage Notes

Emphasizes becoming extremely thin and weak, or a gradual decline into poverty.

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