Japanese

ける

よがあける
Meaning: to break (of day); to dawn
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 夜が明ける 夜が明けない
Polite 夜が明けます 夜が明けません
Past 夜が明けた 夜が明けなかった
Polite + Past 夜が明けました 夜が明けませんでした
Te-form 夜が明けて 夜が明けなくて
Potential 夜が明けられる 夜が明けられない
Passive 夜が明けられる 夜が明けられない
Causative 夜が明けさせる 夜が明けさせない
Imperative 夜が明けろ 夜が明けるな

Handwriting

夜
が
明
け
る

Example

We departed before dawn.

Usage Notes

Literally 'the night opens'. It describes the period when night turns into morning.

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