飢えます（うえます、uemasu）
- to starve
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飢えます (うえます, romaji: uemasu) means "to starve" in Japanese. It is a N2 High-level Verb (group 2) word.
| Meaning: | to starve |
| Level: | N2 High |
| Lexical Category: | Verb (group 2) (下一段動詞) |
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Verb Conjugation
Basic Conjugation
Romaji：uemasu
Hiragana：うえます
Polite-form (ます形) | うえます飢えます。starve. |
Dict-form (辞書形) | 飢えるstarve |
Connect-form (て形) | 飢えて + <Verb> |
Not-form (ない形) | 飢えないnot starve |
Advanced Conjugation
Past-form (た形) | 飢えたstarved |
Terminal-form (終止形) | 飢える。starve. |
If-form (仮定形) | 飢えればif starve |
Let's-form (意志形) | 飢えよう !let's starve |
Command-form (命令形) | 飢えろ !starve ! |
AI Explanation
The Japanese verb 飢えます (うえます) means "to be hungry," "to starve," or "to crave" (usually food, but can also extend to other desires). The primary meaning is related to the physical sensation of hunger. It expresses a state of needing food. It can also be used more figuratively to describe a strong longing or craving for something, even if not food.
⚫︎お腹がすいて飢えます Translation: I'm getting hungry. / I'm starting to starve. ⚫︎彼は愛に飢えている Translation: He is starving for love. / He craves love. ⚫︎その選手は勝利に飢えていた Translation: That player was hungry for victory.
This verb is typically used to describe a state of hunger or craving. It's often used in the -te form (e.g., 飢えている - "is hungry") to describe a current condition. You can use it in past tense 飢えました to say "became hungry" or "starved." You can use it about other things that are not food but the feeling of desire is alike.
⚫︎The word is primarily written using the kanji 飢 combined with the hiragana えます. ⚫︎Hiragana: うえます ⚫︎Kanji: 飢えます ⚫︎The okurigana (suffix hiragana) is always えます. There are no other variations.
⚫︎お腹がすく (おなかがすく) - to become hungry (a more casual equivalent). ⚫︎空腹 (くうふく) - hunger (noun) ⚫︎腹ペコ (はらぺこ) - very hungry (slang, childish) ⚫︎渇望する (かつぼうする) - to crave; to long for (can be used for things other than food and is more formal).
⚫︎満腹 (まんぷく) - full (after eating); satiated (noun) ⚫︎お腹がいっぱい (おなかがいっぱい) - full (after eating); satiated (phrase)
最近、忙しくてご飯を食べる時間がないので、いつも飢えています。 ・Translation: Lately, I've been busy and haven't had time to eat, so I'm always hungry. ・Explanation: This sentence uses 飢えて in the -te form to describe a constant state of hunger due to lack of time.
彼は冒険に飢え、世界中を旅した。 ・Translation: He was hungry for adventure and traveled around the world. ・Explanation: This sentence utilizes a past-tense form of 飢える to describe the desire for adventure as a motivating factor for travel.
The kanji 飢 alone means "hunger" or "famine." The verb 飢える (うえる) is formed by attaching the verb ending える to this kanji. The etymology is directly related to the concept of the physical condition of starvation or the feeling of hunger.