果(は)てる

はてる

verb (ichidan)

to come to an end; to be exhausted; to perish

自動詞 intransitivechange

Conjugation

	Affirmative	Negative
Present	果(は)てる	果(は)てない
Present polite	果(は)てます	果(は)てません
Past	果(は)てた	果(は)てなかった
Past polite	果(は)てました	果(は)てませんでした
て form	果(は)てて	果(は)てなくて
ている present	果(は)てている	果(は)てていない
ている polite	果(は)てています	果(は)てていません
ている past	果(は)てていた	果(は)てていなかった
ている past polite	果(は)てていました	果(は)てていませんでした
Conditional ば	果(は)てれば	果(は)てなければ
Conditional たら	果(は)てたら	果(は)てなかったら
Volitional	果(は)てよう	—
Volitional polite	果(は)てましょう	—
Potential	果(は)てられる	果(は)てられない
Passive	果(は)てられる	果(は)てられない
Causative	果(は)てさせる	果(は)てさせない
Imperative	果(は)てろ	果(は)てるな

1. to come to an end; to finish; to be exhausted

For a long process, struggle, or one's energy to reach a complete end. Has a literary, definitive feel — stronger than 終(お)わる.

長(なが)い戦(たたか)いが果(は)てた。

The long battle came to an end.

命(いのち)が果(は)てるまで彼(かれ)を愛(あい)し続(つづ)けた。

She kept loving him until her life came to an end.

議論(ぎろん)は結局(けっきょく)結論(けつろん)が出(で)ないまま果(は)ててしまった。

In the end, the discussion just petered out without reaching a conclusion.

2. (as suffix) to do completely; to ~ utterly

Attached to the conjunctive form of another verb, indicates the action has been carried out to the point of exhaustion or complete depletion. Often written 〜はてる in kana.

彼(かれ)は疲(つか)れはてて眠(ねむ)り込(こ)んだ。

He was utterly exhausted and fell into a deep sleep.

長年(ながねん)の介護(かいご)で母(はは)は弱(よわ)りはてていた。

After years of caregiving, my mother had become utterly weakened.

何度(なんど)断(ことわ)っても勧誘(かんゆう)の電話(でんわ)が来(き)て、困(こま)りはててしまった。

No matter how often I refused, the sales calls kept coming, and I was at my wit's end.

Literary and somewhat dated in sense 1; the suffix use in sense 2 is far more common in everyday Japanese.

Transitivity

Intransitive. There is a transitive counterpart 果(は)たす (to accomplish, to fulfill — entirely different meaning despite the related kanji).

COMMON SUFFIX COMPOUNDS (sense 2):

疲(つか)れはてる: to be utterly exhausted
困(こま)りはてる: to be at one's wit's end
弱(よわ)りはてる: to become utterly weakened
変(か)わりはてる: to change beyond recognition
あきれはてる: to be utterly dumbfounded

Similar words

終(お)わる: to end — neutral, everyday word
尽(つ)きる: to run out, to be used up — emphasizes depletion of a supply
亡(な)くなる: to pass away — euphemism for death; 果(は)てる can mean to die but feels literary

Related Words

Compare: 終(お)わる (to end)

Compare: 尽(つ)きる (to run out, to be used up)

Compare: 亡(な)くなる (to pass away)

Related: 果(は)たす (to fulfill, to accomplish)

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Added 2026.6.2 11:07 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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