くたびれます（くたびれます、kutabiremasu）
- to get tired

The Japanese verb くたびれます means "to get tired," "to be exhausted," or "to wear out." It describes a state of physical or mental fatigue resulting from exertion, hard work, or a long period of activity. It often implies a feeling of being drained of energy and needing rest. The feeling of tiredness caused by mental fatigue is also covered.

⚫︎ 今日はたくさん歩いたから、くたびれました。 Translation: I walked a lot today, so I got tired. ⚫︎ 長時間の会議で、とてもくたびれました。 Translation: I got very tired from the long meeting. ⚫︎ 仕事でくたびれて、家に帰ってすぐに寝ました。 Translation: I got tired from work and went to sleep right away when I got home.

⚫︎ くたびれます is used to express the speaker's own tiredness or exhaustion. ⚫︎ It can be used in past tense くたびれました to describe a feeling of being tired that has already happened. ⚫︎ It can also be used in the -te form, くたびれて, to connect it to other clauses, often describing the reason for doing something or the result of being tired. ⚫︎ It's appropriate in both casual and formal situations, but the level of politeness can be adjusted through the use of the polite form, くたびれました or its more formal equivalent. ⚫︎ Often used to describe a short term state of being tired.

⚫︎ The base form is くたびれます (written in hiragana). ⚫︎ The past tense is くたびれました (polite form) or くたびれた (plain past). ⚫︎ The -te form is くたびれて. ⚫︎ It is always written in hiragana. There is no Kanji form.

⚫︎ 疲れます - "to get tired" (more general and common) ⚫︎ 疲労します - "to be fatigued" (more formal) ⚫︎ へとへとになります - "to be utterly exhausted" (colloquial) ⚫︎ 疲れ果てます - "to be completely exhausted"

⚫︎ 元気です - "to be energetic" ⚫︎ 活発です - "to be active" ⚫︎ 元気いっぱい - "to be full of energy"

今日は一日中、庭仕事をしてくたびれました。 Translation: I worked in the garden all day today and got tired. Explanation: This sentence describes the speaker's feeling of exhaustion after a day of gardening.

長い旅行の後で、くたびれましたが、楽しかった。 Translation: After a long trip, I was tired, but I had fun. Explanation: This sentence describes the feeling of exhaustion after a long trip. Despite the tiredness, the speaker also enjoyed the experience.

The etymology of くたびれます is not definitively known, but it is believed to be derived from the words: ⚫︎ 草臥(くたび), which means "fatigue," "weariness," or "exhaustion". ⚫︎ and the verb suffix れる, which adds the meaning of "to be in a state of".