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飢える · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 飢える | 飢えない |
| Polite | 飢えます | 飢えません |
| Past polite | 飢えました | 飢えませんでした |
| Past | 飢えた | 飢えなかった |
| Te-form | 飢えて | 飢えないで |
| Desire | 飢えたい | 飢えたくない |
| Potential | 飢えられるalso 飢えれる | 飢えられないalso 飢えれない |
| Passive | 飢えられる | 飢えられない |
| Causative | 飢えさせる | 飢えさせない |
| Causative passive | 飢えさせられる | 飢えさせられない |
| Volitional | 飢えよう | |
| Polite volitional | 飢えましょう | |
| Imperative | 飢えろ | 飢えるな |
| Conditional | 飢えれば | 飢えなければ |
| Tara conditional | 飢えたら | 飢えなかったら |
Meanings
1
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
starve; be famished; be hungry
Literal physical hunger or starvation. Often used in serious contexts of food deprivation.
During the war, many people starved.
I'm so hungry I feel like I'm going to starve to death.
2
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
be starved of; be thirsty for; be hungry for
Metaphorical hunger or craving for abstract things like love, knowledge, or success. Often used with に or を.
He is thirsty for knowledge.
Children starved of affection.
Usage patterns
- 〈物〉に飢えるto be starved for/hungry for (something abstract)
He had been starved for affection for a long time.
- 飢えて死ぬto die of starvation
During the war, many people died of starvation.
Expressions
- 愛に飢えるto hunger for love; to starve for love
- 血に飢えるbloodthirsty; crave blood
- 飢えに苦しむsuffer from hunger; be tormented by hunger
- 飢えたる犬は棒を恐れずa starving dog fears no stick