へとへと

へとへと
adverb, na-adjective
exhausted; worn out; dead tired
1. exhausted; worn out; dead tired
Describes being completely exhausted, having no energy left.
一日(いちにち)(じゅう)(はたら)いてへとへとだ。
I'm exhausted from working all day.
マラソンを(はし)ってへとへとになった。
I got exhausted from running the marathon.
へとへとで(うご)けない。
I'm so tired I can't move.

へとへと is an onomatopoeic word describing extreme physical exhaustion.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • へとへとになる: to become exhausted
  • へとへとに(つか)れる: to get dead tired
  • へとへとで〜できない: too tired to do something

SIMILAR EXHAUSTION WORDS:

  • くたくた: worn out, exhausted
  • ぐったり: limp, collapsed from exhaustion
  • ばてる: to be worn out (verb)