垢抜ける
あかぬける
verb (ichidan, intransitive)
to become refined; to become sophisticated
自動詞 intransitiveappearance
Conjugation
| Affirmative | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 垢抜ける | 垢抜けない |
| Present polite | 垢抜けます | 垢抜けません |
| Past | 垢抜けた | 垢抜けなかった |
| Past polite | 垢抜けました | 垢抜けませんでした |
| て form | 垢抜けて | 垢抜けなくて |
| ている present | 垢抜けている | 垢抜けていない |
| ている polite | 垢抜けています | 垢抜けていません |
| ている past | 垢抜けていた | 垢抜けていなかった |
| ている past polite | 垢抜けていました | 垢抜けていませんでした |
| Conditional ば | 垢抜ければ | 垢抜けなければ |
| Conditional たら | 垢抜けたら | 垢抜けなかったら |
| Volitional | 垢抜けよう | — |
| Volitional polite | 垢抜けましょう | — |
| Potential | 垢抜けられる | 垢抜けられない |
| Passive | 垢抜けられる | 垢抜けられない |
| Causative | 垢抜けさせる | 垢抜けさせない |
| Imperative | 垢抜けろ | 垢抜けるな |
1.
to become refined; to become sophisticated; to become stylish
To shed an unsophisticated quality and become polished in appearance, manner, or taste. Often used to describe someone whose style or bearing has noticeably improved.
Usage
垢抜ける is most commonly used in its past-tense form 垢抜けた as an adjective-like modifier meaning "refined" or "sophisticated." The negative form 垢抜けない means "unsophisticated" or "dowdy."
Etymology
Literally "to have the grime (垢) removed," suggesting the shedding of roughness or crudeness.
Common collocations
Common patterns
Ichidan (ru-verb). Intransitive. Most often encountered as 垢抜けた (past/adjectival) or 垢抜けない (negative).