明け暮れる · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 明け暮れる | 明け暮れない |
| Polite | 明け暮れます | 明け暮れません |
| Past polite | 明け暮れました | 明け暮れませんでした |
| Past | 明け暮れた | 明け暮れなかった |
| Te-form | 明け暮れて | 明け暮れないで |
| Desire | 明け暮れたい | 明け暮れたくない |
| Potential | 明け暮れられるalso 明け暮れれる | 明け暮れられないalso 明け暮れれない |
| Passive | 明け暮れられる | 明け暮れられない |
| Causative | 明け暮れさせる | 明け暮れさせない |
| Causative passive | 明け暮れさせられる | 明け暮れさせられない |
| Volitional | 明け暮れよう | |
| Polite volitional | 明け暮れましょう | |
| Imperative | 明け暮れろ | 明け暮れるな |
| Conditional | 明け暮れれば | 明け暮れなければ |
| Tara conditional | 明け暮れたら | 明け暮れなかったら |
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
spend all one's time doing; do nothing but; be absorbed in
Describes being completely occupied with a single activity day after day. Often used with 〜て form of another verb or with a noun marked by に.
He spends all his time on research.
I spent the whole summer vacation doing nothing but playing games.
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
Describes days or time passing, often with a sense of being consumed by an activity or state. Less common than sense 1; usually appears in literary or reflective contexts.
Days passed in sorrow continued.