痩せこける
やせこける
verb
to become gaunt; to be emaciated; to be skin and bones
Conjugation
| Affirmative | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 痩せこける | 痩せこけない |
| Present polite | 痩せこけます | 痩せこけません |
| Past | 痩せこけた | 痩せこけなかった |
| Past polite | 痩せこけました | 痩せこけませんでした |
| て form | 痩せこけて | 痩せこけなくて |
| ている present | 痩せこけている | 痩せこけていない |
| ている polite | 痩せこけています | 痩せこけていません |
| ている past | 痩せこけていた | 痩せこけていなかった |
| ている past polite | 痩せこけていました | 痩せこけていませんでした |
| Conditional ば | 痩せこければ | 痩せこけなければ |
| Conditional たら | 痩せこけたら | 痩せこけなかったら |
| Volitional | 痩せこけよう | — |
| Volitional polite | 痩せこけましょう | — |
| Potential | 痩せこけられる | 痩せこけられない |
| Passive | 痩せこけられる | 痩せこけられない |
| Causative | 痩せこけさせる | 痩せこけさせない |
| Imperative | 痩せこけろ | 痩せこけるな |
1.
to become gaunt; to be emaciated; to be skin and bones
To become extremely and unhealthily thin, with bones and hollow features visibly apparent. Carries a strongly negative connotation, implying illness, neglect, or severe hardship.
病気で痩せこけてしまった。
He became emaciated from illness.
痩せこけた猫が道端にいた。
There was a gaunt cat on the roadside.
久しぶりに会った祖父は痩せこけていて驚いた。
I was shocked to see my grandfather looking so gaunt when I met him after a long time.
A compound verb formed from 痩せる (to lose weight, to become thin) and こける (to become hollow, to be sunken). Describes an extreme degree of thinness — not just slim but unhealthily thin, with visible bones and hollow features. Carries a strongly negative connotation.
USAGE:
Most often used in the past tense or ている form to describe someone's current emaciated state. The た-form (痩せこけた) frequently modifies nouns as an adjective.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 痩せこけた体: an emaciated body
- 痩せこけた顔: a gaunt face
- 痩せこけた犬: a scrawny dog
- 病気で痩せこける: to waste away from illness
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 痩せる: to lose weight, to become thin — neutral, not necessarily negative
- 痩せ細る: to become thin and frail — similar meaning but slightly less extreme
- 衰弱する: to weaken, to become debilitated — focuses on loss of strength rather than appearance