飽きる（あきる）
JLPT N4 · Ichidan verb (Group 2)
Pitch accent: nakadaka (middle-high) — pitch drops after mora 2
Meaning: to get bored
Conjugation
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| masu-form (polite) | 飽きます | あきます |
| te-form | 飽きて | あきて |
| ta-form (past) | 飽きた | あきた |
| nai-form (negative) | 飽きない | あきない |
| potential form | 飽きられる | あきられる |
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Example sentences
- 毎日同じ料理で、少し飽きてきた。 — Eating the same food every day, I've started to get a bit tired of it.
- このゲームは何度やっても飽きない。 — I never get tired of this game no matter how many times I play it.
Idioms & proverbs containing “飽きる”
- 美人は三日で飽きる (びじんはみっかであきる) — beauty is only skin-deep; one gets tired of a beauty in three days
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