荒(あ)れる

あれる
verb (ichidan)
to be rough; to be stormy; to become wild
自動詞 intransitiveweatheraction
See also: 荒(あ)らす (transitive)
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present荒(あ)れる荒(あ)れない
Present polite荒(あ)れます荒(あ)れません
Past荒(あ)れた荒(あ)れなかった
Past polite荒(あ)れました荒(あ)れませんでした
て form荒(あ)れて荒(あ)れなくて
ている present荒(あ)れている荒(あ)れていない
ている polite荒(あ)れています荒(あ)れていません
ている past荒(あ)れていた荒(あ)れていなかった
ている past polite荒(あ)れていました荒(あ)れていませんでした
Conditional ば荒(あ)れれば荒(あ)れなければ
Conditional たら荒(あ)れたら荒(あ)れなかったら
Volitional荒(あ)れよう—
Volitional polite荒(あ)れましょう—
Potential荒(あ)れられる荒(あ)れられない
Passive荒(あ)れられる荒(あ)れられない
Causative荒(あ)れさせる荒(あ)れさせない
Imperative荒(あ)れろ荒(あ)れるな
1. to be rough; to be stormy
When weather, sea, or natural conditions become turbulent and violent.
The sea is rough because of the typhoon.
The forecast says the weather will be stormy.
The waves are rough, so the boats can't go out.
The sea rages wildly in the storm.
The wind was rough and the plane shook.
2. to become rough; to become chapped
When skin or hands become dry and rough.
In winter, my hands tend to get chapped.
肌(はだ)が荒(あ)れて痛(いた)い。
My skin is rough and it hurts.
唇(くちびる)が荒(あ)れている。
My lips are chapped.
Dryness makes my hands rough.
My skin got rough from the detergent.
3. to fall into ruin; to become dilapidated
When a place becomes neglected and run-down.
空(あ)き家(や)が荒(あ)れている。
The vacant house has fallen into disrepair.
The garden has become completely overgrown.
The town fell into ruin from the war.
The field has become overgrown with weeds.
The ruins have completely fallen into decay.
4. to become unruly; to get wild
When a situation, meeting, or behavior becomes chaotic or rough.
The meeting became chaotic and got out of control.
生活(せいかつ)が荒(あ)れてきた。
Their lifestyle has become chaotic.
試合(しあい)が荒(あ)れた。
The match got rough.
The classroom is in disorder.
討論(とうろん)が荒(あ)れて怒鳴(どな)り合(あ)いになった。
The debate got heated and turned into a shouting match.

荒(あ)れる is an intransitive verb (自動詞(じどうし)). The transitive pair is 荒(あ)らす (to lay waste, to devastate).

ASPECT (ている):
荒(あ)れている indicates a resulting state of being rough, stormy, or dilapidated.

Common patterns

Similar words

荒(あ)れる describes a state of roughness or turbulence, while 暴(あば)れる describes active violent behavior. The sea 荒(あ)れる (becomes rough), but a person 暴(あば)れる (acts violently).