ふける

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spellings
更ける 深ける 老ける 化ける

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ふけ​る [fùkéꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟ᵝke̞ɾɯ̟ᵝ]

• Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of "更ける"

Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形) Attributive (連体形)	更ける	ふけ​る	[fùkéꜜrù]
Imperative (命令形)	更けろ	ふけ​ろ	[fùkéꜜrò]
Key constructions
Passive	更けられる	ふけられ​る	[fùkéráréꜜrù]
Causative	更けさせる	ふけさせ​る	[fùkésáséꜜrù]
Potential	-	-	-
Volitional	更けよう	ふけよ​ー	[fùkéyóꜜò]
Negative	更けない	ふけ​ない	[fùkéꜜnàì]
Negative perfective	更けなかった	ふけ​なかった	[fùkéꜜnàkàttà]
Formal	更けます	ふけま​す	[fùkémáꜜsù]
Perfective	更けた	ふ​けた	[fúꜜkètà]
Conjunctive	更けて	ふ​けて	[fúꜜkètè]
Hypothetical conditional	更ければ	ふけ​れば	[fùkéꜜrèbà]

• Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of "老ける"

Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形) Attributive (連体形)	老ける	ふけ​る	[fùkéꜜrù]
Imperative (命令形)	老けろ	ふけ​ろ	[fùkéꜜrò]
Key constructions
Passive	老けられる	ふけられ​る	[fùkéráréꜜrù]
Causative	老けさせる	ふけさせ​る	[fùkésáséꜜrù]
Potential	-	-	-
Volitional	老けよう	ふけよ​ー	[fùkéyóꜜò]
Negative	老けない	ふけ​ない	[fùkéꜜnàì]
Negative perfective	老けなかった	ふけ​なかった	[fùkéꜜnàkàttà]
Formal	老けます	ふけま​す	[fùkémáꜜsù]
Perfective	老けた	ふ​けた	[fúꜜkètà]
Conjunctive	老けて	ふ​けて	[fúꜜkètè]
Hypothetical conditional	老ければ	ふけ​れば	[fùkéꜜrèbà]

Verb

ふける • (fukeru) intransitive ichidan (stem ふけ (fuke), past ふけた (fuketa))

1. 更ける, 深ける: to get late, to get deep (for night, season, etc.)
2. 老ける, 化ける: to age; to become old

Conjugation

Conjugation of "ふける" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	ふけ	fuke
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	ふけ	fuke
Shūshikei ("terminal")	ふける	fukeru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	ふける	fukeru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	ふけれ	fukere
Meireikei ("imperative")	ふけよ¹ ふけろ²	fukeyo¹ fukero²
Key constructions
Passive	ふけられる	fukerareru
Causative	ふけさせる ふけさす	fukesaseru fukesasu
Potential	ふけられる ふけれる³	fukerareru fukereru³
Volitional	ふけよう	fukeyō
Negative	ふけない ふけぬ ふけん	fukenai fukenu fuken
Negative continuative	ふけず	fukezu
Formal	ふけます	fukemasu
Perfective	ふけた	fuketa
Conjunctive	ふけて	fukete
Hypothetical conditional	ふければ	fukereba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative ³ Colloquial potential

Derived terms

• 夜更(よふ)け (yofuke)

See also

• 更(ふ)かす (fukasu)

Etymology 2

Alternative spelling
耽る

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ふけ​る [fùkéꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟ᵝke̞ɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb

ふける • (fukeru) intransitive godan (stem ふけり (fukeri), past ふけった (fuketta))

1. indulge in, be absorbed in

Conjugation

Conjugation of "ふける" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	ふけら	fukera
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	ふけり	fukeri
Shūshikei ("terminal")	ふける	fukeru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	ふける	fukeru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	ふけれ	fukere
Meireikei ("imperative")	ふけれ	fukere
Key constructions
Passive	ふけられる	fukerareru
Causative	ふけらせる ふけらす	fukeraseru fukerasu
Potential	ふけれる	fukereru
Volitional	ふけろう	fukerō
Negative	ふけらない	fukeranai
Negative continuative	ふけらず	fukerazu
Formal	ふけります	fukerimasu
Perfective	ふけった	fuketta
Conjunctive	ふけって	fukette
Hypothetical conditional	ふければ	fukereba

Derived terms

• 読(よ)み耽(ふけ)る (yomifukeru)