Present and future
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI get tired | ||
| NegativeI don’t get tired |
JAPANESE VERB
つかれる
疲れる
to get tired
- #99 most used
- Ichidan verb (ru-verb)
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
finished actions
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI got tired | ||
| NegativeI didn’t get tired |
Te-form
て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| て-formgetting tired, and… | ||
| Doing now (て います)I am getting tired | ||
| Please (て ください)please get tired |
Potential
可能形 · “can”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI can get tired | ||
| NegativeI can’t get tired |
Want to
たい形 · “want to”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI want to get tired | ||
| NegativeI don’t want to get tired |
Volitional
意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Let’slet’s get tired |
Conditional
条件形 · “if” and “when”
- If (ば) if I get tired
- If, when (たら) if I get tired
Commands and requests
命令形 · from gentle to blunt
- Do it (なさい) get tired (do it)
- Plain command get tired!
- Please don’t please don’t get tired
Passive and causative
受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| PassiveI am gotten tired | ||
| CausativeI make someone get tired |
How to use つかれる
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present and future
まいにち でんしゃ が こんで いて、 つかれます。
The trains are crowded every day and it wears me out.
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Past
きょう は かいぎ が ながくて、 つかれました。
The meeting was long today and I got tired.
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Te-form
さいきん、 ベン さん は すこし つかれて います ね。
Ben, you've seemed a little tired lately.
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Potential
つかれて、 もう いっぽ も あるけません。
I'm so tired I can't walk another step.
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Want to
つかれた から、 きょう は はやく ねたい。
I'm tired, so I want to go to bed early today.
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Volitional
つかれた ね。 ちょっと やすもう か。
We're tired, aren't we. Shall we take a break?
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Conditional
つかれたら、 そこ の ベンチ に すわりましょう。
If you get tired, let's sit on that bench.
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Commands and requests
つかれて いる とき は、 むり を しないで ください。
When you're tired, please don't push yourself.
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Passive and causative
ながい かいぎ が みんな を つかれさせました。
The long meeting wore everyone out.
Good to know
- つかれました, the past, is how you say "I'm tired": the tiredness has already come.
- Getting tired is not something you decide, so the potential, want, volitional and imperative sentences show つかれる beside another verb.
Where you hear つかれる
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Japanese · Beginner Level 1
- しごと の あと は いつも つかれます。 I'm always tired after work.
- きのう は たくさん あるいて、 つかれました。 Yesterday I walked a lot and got tired.
- あした の サーフィン は つかれます よ。 Tomorrow's surfing will tire you out.
Japanese · Beginner Level 2
- しごと の あと は、 いつも つかれて います。 I'm always tired after work.
- きのう は たくさん あるいて、 つかれました。 Yesterday I walked a lot and got tired.
- らいしゅう は しごと が たくさん あります。 きっと つかれます。 Next week I have a lot of work. I'll surely get tired.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: ichidan verb (ru-verb).