Japanese

れる

くれる
Meaning: to get dark; to come to an end
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

暮
れ
る

Example sentences

Let's go home before the sun sets.
最近、日が暮れるのがめっきり早くなりましたね。
Lately, the sun has been setting noticeably earlier, hasn't it?
彼女は愛猫を失い、悲嘆に暮れていた
She was overcome with grief after losing her beloved cat.
彼の訃報に接し、深い悲しみに暮れた。
Upon receiving news of his death, I was plunged into deep sorrow.
親を亡くした彼女は、泣血漣如の態で悲しみに暮れていた。
She was in deep sorrow, weeping blood after losing her parents.
彼は事業に失敗し、窮途之哭に暮れる毎日を送っている。
He failed in his business and spends every day in deep sorrow at his dead end.
親友を失い伯牙絶弦の悲しみに暮れた
Having lost his close friend, he was consumed by deep grief

Usage Notes

Used for the end of the day (sunset), year, or a season.

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