果てる · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 果てる | 果てない |
| Polite | 果てます | 果てません |
| Past polite | 果てました | 果てませんでした |
| Past | 果てた | 果てなかった |
| Te-form | 果てて | 果てないで |
| Desire | 果てたい | 果てたくない |
| Potential | 果てられるalso 果てれる | 果てられないalso 果てれない |
| Passive | 果てられる | 果てられない |
| Causative | 果てさせる | 果てさせない |
| Causative passive | 果てさせられる | 果てさせられない |
| Volitional | 果てよう | |
| Polite volitional | 果てましょう | |
| Imperative | 果てろ | 果てるな |
| Conditional | 果てれば | 果てなければ |
| Tara conditional | 果てたら | 果てなかったら |
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
end; be finished; be exhausted
Describes something coming to a natural end, running out, or being used up. Often used for time, resources, or a state.
The long day finally came to an end.
食料が果ててしまった。
We've run out of food.
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
Literary or dramatic way to say someone dies or meets their end. Not used in everyday conversation about death.
彼は戦場で果てた。
He perished on the battlefield.
ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
do completely; do to the extreme
Attaches to the continuative form of verbs to mean doing something to the utmost or until exhaustion. Often carries a nuance of being worn out or reaching a limit.
走り果てて倒れた。
I ran until I collapsed from exhaustion.
彼は考え果てた末に諦めた。
After thinking it through to the very end, he gave up.
He was utterly exhausted and fell asleep.
He met his end on that battlefield.
end; limit; bounds
rot away; crumble to dust; decay completely; fall to ruins; rust away · die in obscurity; fade into oblivion
unfinished; unfulfilled; impossible to see through
see through to the end; watch until the end
be flabbergasted; be dumbfounded
be at a complete loss; have no idea what to do; be completely stumped
be completely exhausted; be used up entirely; run out completely
be completely weakened; be utterly exhausted; be worn out · be completely at a loss; be at one's wits' end; be greatly annoyed
be reduced to; end up as; become (something pitiful)
fall completely dark; become pitch-dark
wither completely; dry up completely; lose all leaves
vanish completely; disappear entirely