欠ける · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 欠ける | 欠けない |
| Polite | 欠けます | 欠けません |
| Past polite | 欠けました | 欠けませんでした |
| Past | 欠けた | 欠けなかった |
| Te-form | 欠けて | 欠けないで |
| Desire | 欠けたい | 欠けたくない |
| Potential | 欠けられるalso 欠けれる | 欠けられないalso 欠けれない |
| Passive | 欠けられる | 欠けられない |
| Causative | 欠けさせる | 欠けさせない |
| Causative passive | 欠けさせられる | 欠けさせられない |
| Volitional | 欠けよう | |
| Polite volitional | 欠けましょう | |
| Imperative | 欠けろ | 欠けるな |
| Conditional | 欠ければ | 欠けなければ |
| Tara conditional | 欠けたら | 欠けなかったら |
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
Physical damage: a piece breaks off, a container gets chipped, or an edge becomes jagged. Intransitive; the thing itself is affected.
The rim of the teacup got chipped.
歯が欠けたので歯医者に行った。
My tooth chipped, so I went to the dentist.
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
be missing; be absent; become lost
A member, part, or item is missing from a set, group, or expected whole. Often used with numbers or collections.
メンバーが一人欠けている。
One member is missing.
このセットは部品が一つ欠けている。
This set is missing one part.
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
be lacking; be short of; be deficient
Abstract deficiency: something is insufficient in quality, quantity, or a required trait. Common with nouns like 経験, 能力, 注意.
彼は経験が欠けている。
He lacks experience.
この計画は具体性に欠ける。
This plan lacks concreteness.
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
wane (moon); go into eclipse
Astronomical use: the moon wanes or is eclipsed. Also written 虧ける in some contexts. Antonym: 満ちる.
Antonyms: 満ちる (みちる)
月が欠けていく。
The moon is waning.
今夜は月が欠けて見える。
Tonight the moon appears eclipsed.
The edge of the plate got chipped.
One member is missing from the group.
His opinion lacks persuasiveness.
The moon gradually wanes from its full phase.
欠ける is the common Japanese verb for the moon waning or losing fullness, while ウェイン is a rarer, more technical loanword for the same phenomenon.
欠ける means a needed quality or part is missing, the opposite of 備わる, which means it is present.
self-exile; going into hiding
pixel defect; dead pixel
pixel defect; dead pixel