擦れる · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 擦れる | 擦れない |
| Polite | 擦れます | 擦れません |
| Past polite | 擦れました | 擦れませんでした |
| Past | 擦れた | 擦れなかった |
| Te-form | 擦れて | 擦れないで |
| Desire | 擦れたい | 擦れたくない |
| Potential | 擦れられるalso 擦れれる | 擦れられないalso 擦れれない |
| Passive | 擦れられる | 擦れられない |
| Causative | 擦れさせる | 擦れさせない |
| Causative passive | 擦れさせられる | 擦れさせられない |
| Volitional | 擦れよう | |
| Polite volitional | 擦れましょう | |
| Imperative | 擦れろ | 擦れるな |
| Conditional | 擦れれば | 擦れなければ |
| Tara conditional | 擦れたら | 擦れなかったら |
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
Describes two surfaces rubbing against each other, often causing friction or irritation. Intransitive; the subject is the thing being rubbed.
My heel is rubbing and hurting from the new shoes.
The rope is rubbing against the rock and looks like it might break.
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
wear out; become worn
Describes something becoming worn down or damaged through repeated rubbing or use. Often used for clothes, shoes, or mechanical parts.
These jeans have worn through at the knees and have a hole.
The armrest of the sofa has become worn after years of use.
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
lose innocence; become worldly; become sly
Metaphorical extension: a person becomes less naive or more cunning through life experience, as if their innocence has been rubbed away. Often used in the phrase 世の中に擦れる.
Since moving to the city, he has become completely worldly.
Young people who haven't been worn down by the world are pure.
My shoe and sock rubbed together and my skin turned red.
I sang all night and my voice became hoarse.
He's been worldly-wise since he was young.
My new shoes are chafing my feet and it hurts.
世慣れる means becoming skillfully accustomed to worldly affairs, while 擦れる carries a more negative nuance of losing one's innocence or becoming sly through experience.
rustling of clothes
Rare kanji form; it is rarely used.
Rare kanji form; it is rarely used.