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Meaning of 衰える in Japanese
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衰えるJLPT 1
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Kana Readingおとろえる
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Romajiotoroeru
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
- Meaning
- to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither; to waste away
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Examples of 衰える, おとろえる in a sentence
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The activity of foreign trade has been declining of late.
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As civilization advances, poetry almost necessarily declines.
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The wind abated a little.
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He wishes to resign on the grounds that his health is failing.
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He declined in health.
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His powers are failing.
Verb Conjugations
Non-Past
- Plain
- 衰える
- Plain Polite
- 衰えます
- Negative
- 衰えない
- Negative Polite
- 衰えません
Past
- Plain
- 衰えた
- Plain Polite
- 衰えました
- Negative
- 衰えなかった
- Negative Polite
- 衰えませんでした
Te
- Plain
- 衰えて
- Plain Polite
- 衰えまして
- Negative
- --
- Negative Polite
- --
Passive
- Plain
- 衰えられる
- Plain Polite
- 衰えられます
- Negative
- 衰えられない
- Negative Polite
- 衰えられません