古ふるぼける

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古ぼける · ichidan verb

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	古ふるぼける	古ふるぼけない
Polite	古ふるぼけます	古ふるぼけません
Past polite	古ふるぼけました	古ふるぼけませんでした
Past	古ふるぼけた	古ふるぼけなかった
Te-form	古ふるぼけて	古ふるぼけないで
Desire	古ふるぼけたい	古ふるぼけたくない
Potential	古ふるぼけられるalso 古ふるぼけれる	古ふるぼけられないalso 古ふるぼけれない
Passive	古ふるぼけられる	古ふるぼけられない
Causative	古ふるぼけさせる	古ふるぼけさせない
Causative passive	古ふるぼけさせられる	古ふるぼけさせられない
Volitional	古ふるぼけよう
Polite volitional	古ふるぼけましょう
Imperative	古ふるぼけろ	古ふるぼけるな
Conditional	古ふるぼければ	古ふるぼけなければ
Tara conditional	古ふるぼけたら	古ふるぼけなかったら

Meanings

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

look old; become time-worn; get shabby

Describes something that has visibly aged, becoming worn, faded, or musty over time. Often used for objects, buildings, or clothes.

この本ほんは古ふるぼけてページが黄きばんでいる。
This book looks old and its pages are yellowed.
長なが年ねん使つかったソファが古ふるぼけてきた。
The sofa I've used for years has become shabby.

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Kanji

古old
惚fall in love with, admire, grow senile
呆be amazed, disgusted, shocked

Related words

古ふるびる
古びる also means 'to look old' but often carries a more positive or antique nuance, while 古ぼける implies shabbiness or wear.
古ふるくなる
古くなる is a more general term for 'to become old' without necessarily implying visible wear or shabbiness.

Word family

古ふるぼけた
worn-out; threadbare; timeworn; weathered; musty

Written forms

古ふるぼけるUsage98%
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling; the most common written form.
古ふる惚ぼけるUsage2%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 惚 is not standard for this word.
ふるぼけるUsage1%
Kana spelling is acceptable and sometimes used for clarity or in informal writing.
古ふる呆ぼける
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 呆 is not standard for this word.

Etymology

Compound of 古 (furu, 'old') and ぼける (bokeru, 'to become senile' or 'to fade'), here meaning 'to become dull or worn with age'. The exact derivation is uncertain, but the word is conventionally associated with aging and deterioration.