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the sun sets; it gets dark; evening falls
Describes the sun going down and daylight fading. A natural, everyday expression for sunset and the onset of evening.
日が暮れるのが早くなった。
The sun has started setting earlier.
日が暮れる前に家に帰りなさい。
Come home before it gets dark.
冬になると日が暮れるのが早いので、四時にはもう暗くなっている。
In winter the sun sets early, so it's already dark by four o'clock.
USAGE:
A very common everyday expression. The subject 日 refers to the sun/daylight. 暮れる means to come to an end or to darken. Often used to talk about seasonal changes in daylight hours.
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 日が暮れる前に (before sunset)
- 日が暮れるのが早い (the sun sets early)
- 日が暮れてから (after dark)
RELATED EXPRESSIONS:
- 日が沈む: the sun sinks/sets — focuses on the physical sun
- 夕暮れ: dusk, twilight — the time period itself