古びる|ふるびるfurubiru[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

Common
Definitions
  1. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto look old; to get old
    けれども、急きゅうにめまいがして、再ふたたび古ふるびた椅子いすに座すわりこんだ。↗
    But he suddenly felt dizzy and he sat down again in his old chair.
Conjugation
Dictionary form古びる(ふるびる)
Polite (masu)古びます(ふるびます)
Negative (nai)古びない(ふるびない)
polite (masen)古びません(ふるびません)
classical zu / nu古びず・古びぬ(ふるびず・ふるびぬ)
Past (ta)古びた(ふるびた)
polite (mashita)古びました(ふるびました)
Past negative (nakatta)古びなかった(ふるびなかった)
polite (masen deshita)古びませんでした(ふるびませんでした)
Te form古びて(ふるびて)
Potential古びられる(ふるびられる)
Passive古びられる(ふるびられる)
Causative古びさせる(ふるびさせる)
Causative passive古びさせられる(ふるびさせられる)
Conditional (ba)古びれば(ふるびれば)
tara古びたら(ふるびたら)
Volitional古びよう(ふるびよう)
polite (mashou)古びましょう(ふるびましょう)
Imperative古びろ(ふるびろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Antonym新しくなるNeutralAntonym: to become new or take on a fresh, renewed look — the opposite of 「古びる」, which ages gradually over time.
  • Antonym現代化するNeutralAntonym: to modernize or update, replacing the old with the new — the opposite of 「古びる」, which grows old with the years.

Use 「古びる」 for things that grow old and look worn with the years, as in 「古びた建物」 and 「古びた写真」. The antonyms are 「新しくなる」, for becoming new again, and 「現代化する」, for modernizing.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 古ふるくなる。経年劣化けいねんれっかする。
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