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老いる · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 老いる | 老いない |
| Polite | 老います | 老いません |
| Past polite | 老いました | 老いませんでした |
| Past | 老いた | 老いなかった |
| Te-form | 老いて | 老いないで |
| Desire | 老いたい | 老いたくない |
| Potential | 老いられるalso 老いれる | 老いられないalso 老いれない |
| Passive | 老いられる | 老いられない |
| Causative | 老いさせる | 老いさせない |
| Causative passive | 老いさせられる | 老いさせられない |
| Volitional | 老いよう | |
| Polite volitional | 老いましょう | |
| Imperative | 老いろ | 老いるな |
| Conditional | 老いれば | 老いなければ |
| Tara conditional | 老いたら | 老いなかったら |
Meanings
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
Intransitive verb for the natural process of becoming older, often with a nuance of declining with age.
Everyone grows old.
I want to keep my curiosity even as I age.
Usage patterns
- 老いても〈動詞〉to still do something even in old age
Even in his old age, he is still active on stage.
- 老いた〈人〉an aged (person)
I walked while holding my aged father's hand.
Expressions
- 老いの繰り言repetitious harping of the elderly; old person's rambling
- 老いては子に従えwhen old, obey your children
- 少年老い易く学成り難しstudy hard while you are young
- 老いたる馬は道を忘れずtrust the judgement of the experienced; an old horse won't forget the way
- 老いては益々壮んなるべしman flourishes with age
- 麒麟も老いぬれば駑馬に劣るeven a great person declines with age