暮れる · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 暮れる | 暮れない |
| Polite | 暮れます | 暮れません |
| Past polite | 暮れました | 暮れませんでした |
| Past | 暮れた | 暮れなかった |
| Te-form | 暮れて | 暮れないで |
| Desire | 暮れたい | 暮れたくない |
| Potential | 暮れられるalso 暮れれる | 暮れられないalso 暮れれない |
| Passive | 暮れられる | 暮れられない |
| Causative | 暮れさせる | 暮れさせない |
| Causative passive | 暮れさせられる | 暮れさせられない |
| Volitional | 暮れよう | |
| Polite volitional | 暮れましょう | |
| Imperative | 暮れろ | 暮れるな |
| Conditional | 暮れれば | 暮れなければ |
| Tara conditional | 暮れたら | 暮れなかったら |
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
get dark; grow dark
Describes the natural transition from light to darkness, typically at dusk or when light fades.
日が暮れてきたので、家に帰ろう。
It's getting dark, so let's go home.
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
Used for the ending of a period of time such as a day, year, or season. Often carries a sense of passing or drawing to a close.
今年も暮れようとしている。
This year is also drawing to a close.
秋が暮れて、冬が近づいてきた。
Autumn has ended and winter is approaching.
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
be lost in; be sunk in; be overcome with
Describes being deeply absorbed in an emotion or thought, often to the point of losing awareness of surroundings. Common with nouns like 悲しみ (sorrow), 考え (thought), or 涙 (tears).
彼は悲しみに暮れている。
He is sunk in grief.
彼女は物思いに暮れて、呼びかけに気づかなかった。
She was lost in thought and didn't notice being called.
Autumn days grow dark quickly.
She was overcome with tears.
沈む literally means 'to sink' and can describe sinking into sadness, while 暮れる specifically implies being overwhelmed to the point of not knowing what to do, as in 途方に暮れる.
陰る means to become dim or shaded, often describing light fading behind clouds, while 暮れる specifically refers to the sun going down at the end of the day.
暮れる describes the day ending or the sun setting, while 更ける describes the night or a season becoming deep and advanced.
twilight; dusk; sunset; evening
spend all one's time doing; do nothing but; be absorbed in · pass (of days); go by
year end; end of the year
year end; end of the year
evening; dusk; nightfall
Bon and year-end festivals
evening; twilight
(not) at all; wholly; entirely
to grow dark; to wane
around 6pm; dusk bell
nightfall; dusk; evening twilight
linger in the twilight; remain faintly lit at dusk
autumn dusk; autumn evening · end of autumn; late autumn
Rare kanji form for 'to get dark', emphasizing fading light or dazzle.
Rare kanji form for 'to get dark', emphasizing darkness.