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衰える

to weaken

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Conjugation of 衰える

This verb follows the ichidan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: decline, fade, waste away
私/俺
Present informal tense
衰える
otoroeru
I weaken
Present informal negative tense
衰えない
otoroenai
I don't weaken
Present formal tense
衰えます
otoroemasu
I weaken
Present formal negative tense
衰えません
otoroemasen
I do not weaken
私/俺
Past informal tense
衰えた
otoroeta
I weakened
Past informal negative tense
衰えなかった
otoroenakatta
I didn't weaken
Past formal tense
衰えました
otoroemashita
I weaken
Past formal negative tense
衰えませんでした
otoroemasen deshita
I did not weaken
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
衰えよ
otoroeyo
weaken
Imperative negative mood
衰えるな
otoroeru na
don't weaken
Imperative formal mood
衰えてください
otoroete kudasai
please weaken
Imperative formal negative mood
衰えないでください
otoroenai dekudasai
please do not weaken
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
衰えて
otoroete
weaken
Passive stem
衰えられる
otoroerareru
weakened
Hypothetical tense
衰えれ
otoroere
if I weakened
Hypothetical conditional stem
衰えれば
otoroereba
weakened
私/俺
Volitional stem
衰えよう
otoroeyō
will weaken
Potential stem
衰えられる
otoroerareru
weakened
Continuative stem
衰え
otoroe
weakening
Causative stem
衰えさせる
otoroesaseru
allow to weaken
私/俺
Imperfective stem
衰え
otoroe
weaken

Examples of 衰える

その種は火山の噴火後、衰えた。

The species faded away.