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疲れる

つかれる

to get (become) tired; to become fatigued

Tsukareru (疲れる) is an ichidan verb meaning "to get (become) tired". Its polite form is 疲れます (tsukaremasu), its te form is 疲れて (tsukarete), its past form is 疲れた (tsukareta), and its negative form is 疲れない (tsukarenai).

Ichidan verbJLPT N5

Tsukareru (疲れる) conjugation quick reference

疲れる means "to get (become) tired". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.

Tsukareru dictionary form

疲れる
tsukareru

Tsukareru masu form

疲れます
tsukaremasu

Tsukareru te form

疲れて
tsukarete

Tsukareru past form

疲れた
tsukareta

Tsukareru nai form

疲れない
tsukarenai

Tsukareru potential form

疲れられる
tsukarerareru

Tsukareru passive form

疲れられる
tsukarerareru

Tsukareru causative form

疲れさせる
tsukaresaseru

Tsukareru volitional form

疲れよう
tsukareyou

Tsukareru example sentences

今日は本当に疲れました。
I was really tired today.
まだ疲れていないよ。
I'm not tired yet.
長時間働くとすぐ疲れてしまいます。
If I work for a long time, I get tired quickly.

How to use Tsukareru: grammar notes

•疲れる is used when you become tired, so say「疲れました」at the end of a long day to mean “I got tired.”
•The person who gets tired is marked with が (e.g.,「私は疲れました」), not を—don’t say「私を疲れました」.
•You can use で to show what made you tired, like「仕事で疲れました」(“I got tired from work”).
•JLPT N5 level

Common phrases with Tsukareru

仕事で疲れた
I’m tired from work
とても疲れた
I’m very tired
疲れてきた
I’m starting to get tired

Tsukareru (疲れる) conjugation table

FormJapaneseRomaji
Basic Forms
Dictionary Form疲れるtsukareru
Masu Form疲れますtsukaremasu
Te Form疲れてtsukarete
Past Form疲れたtsukareta
Negative Form疲れないtsukarenai
Past Negative疲れなかったtsukarenakatta
Polite Forms
Polite Present疲れますtsukaremasu
Polite Past疲れましたtsukaremashita
Polite Negative疲れませんtsukaremasen
Polite Past Negative疲れませんでしたtsukaremasendeshita
Advanced Forms
Potential Form疲れられるtsukarerareru
Passive Form疲れられるtsukarerareru
Causative Form疲れさせるtsukaresaseru
Causative Passive疲れさせられるtsukaresaserareru
Volitional Form疲れようtsukareyou
Imperative Form疲れろtsukarero
Conditional Forms
Conditional (ば)疲れればtsukarereba
Conditional (たら)疲れたらtsukaretara
Other Forms
Progressive Form疲れているtsukareteiru
Desire (たい)疲れたいtsukaretai
Prohibition疲れるなtsukareruna

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