Useful Japanese Phrases: Tsukareta つかれた・疲れた

Feeling warn out? We certainly hope not! It’s time to get energized guys as we embark on this extremely useful Japanese lesson on  tsukareta つかれた・疲れた to express “warn out” in Japanese. We are going to be learning this really useful phrase that is used so commonly in Japanese. We will be breaking today’s lesson down into the following segments to make it as easy to digest as possible.

How to say “Warn out” in Japanese 

1. What is the meaning of  tsukareta つかれた・疲れた and why is it in past form? A closer look at the magic behind the meaning. 
2. How to make a sentence with  tsukareta つかれた・疲れた. Let’s learn about the grammar. 
3. Example sentences using  tsukareta つかれた・疲れた. Gain a deeper understanding of  tsukareta つかれた・疲れた with various sentences. 
4. An effective study technique using  tsukareta つかれた・疲れた. Learn how to master the phrase in no time.
5. A summary of today’s lesson on  tsukareta つかれた・疲れた. Ensure we haven’t missed anything. 

If you are already confident with some of the meanings, feel free to skip ahead to a section of your choice. We would recommend reading this article from the beginning however for the best effect! 

What is the meaning of  tsukareta つかれた・疲れた and why is it in past form? A closer look at the magic behind the meaning. 

Tsukareta つかれた・疲れた means “warn out” in Japanese. Not to be confused with “Tired” as a different word is used for that entirely. 

The plain form verb, “tsukareru”, means ‘to get tired’ in Japanese. As we want to express that the getting tired has already happened we use the past form of the verb, tsukareta つかれた・疲れた,which literally means ‘to have gotten tired’.

Tsukareta つかれた・疲れた can be used at the end of a sentence or before a noun to describe said noun.

It is sometimes difficult to think why you couldn’t just use an adjective instead of a verb but through examples it should become more clear. We will now move onto building our very own tsukareta つかれた・疲れた sentence.

How to make a sentence with  tsukareta つかれた・疲れた. Let’s learn about the grammar. 

Take a look a this sentence 

少し疲れた。
Sukoshi tsukareta
I'm a bit tired.

It’s very simple but all we needed to do was add  tsukareta つかれた・疲れた to the end of the sentence. 

This is a great phrase to remember on it’s own too. 

It is really easy to make sentence with  tsukareta つかれた・疲れた so we will look now at many more examples.

Example sentences using  tsukareta つかれた・疲れた. Gain a deeper understanding of  tsukareta つかれた・疲れた with various sentences. 

In this first example the speaker is saying that they are tired from watching TV. They use a verb in its te form and add  tsukareta つかれた・疲れた to indicate that they are warn out from doing so. 

私はテレビを見て疲れた。
Watashi wa terebi wo mite tsukareta
I was tired from watching TV.

In this sentence the speaker uses で after an activity to indiace what they are tired from. Make sure to note down this pattern with で as it is really useful too. 

私は長い散歩で疲れた。
Watashi wa nagai sanpo de tsukareta 
I am tired from a long walk

In this example the speaker is using tsukareta つかれた・疲れた as the reason thay they are unable to study. We are sure that you can think of a similar time that you would have needed to use this sentence. 

非常に疲れたので勉強できない。
Hijou ni tsukareta node benkyou dekinai
I am so tired that I can't study.

Using tsukareta つかれた・疲れた before a noun can describe that specific noun. In this next example you can see that the speaker is using tsukareta つかれた・疲れた before Kodomo こども to describe the boy as being tired. 

疲れた子供はぐっすり寝ている。
Tsukareta kodomo wa gussuri neteiru.
The tired boy is fast asleep.

So now that we’ve had a look at 4 great examples you should be a lot more confident with the usage of tsukareta つかれた・疲れた. We will now move on to look at a study technique that will help you to really master the usage of tsukareta つかれた・疲れた in your Japanese conversation naturally. 

An effective study technique using  tsukareta つかれた・疲れた. Learn how to master the phrase in no time.

So let’s take a look at a technique that can help you really master tsukareta つかれた・疲れた

1. Start by writing down all of the examples from today’s lesson
2. Learn those off by heart until you can repeat them back to yourself without looking.
3. Think of and list down 10 situation where you have been warn out 
4. Write those out in Japanese as best you can.
5. Do this for 2 – 3 more days if you want to learn and master the world thoroughly. 

Try and integrate this into your conversation as much as possible. Without putting into practice what you have learnt today it will be a solid waste of your time, seriously. You need to be proactive in trying out these things and get comfortable being uncomfortable.

We will now move on to a summary of today’s lesson. 

A summary of today’s lesson on  tsukareta つかれた・疲れた. Ensure we haven’t missed anything. 

Let’s look at a brief summary to ensure you haven’t missed anything. 

Tsukareta つかれた・疲れた means “warn out” in Japanese. Not to be confused with “Tired” as a different word is used for that entirely. 

The plain form verb, “tsukareru”, means ‘to get tired’ in Japanese. As we want to express that the getting tired has already happened we use the past form of the verb, tsukareta つかれた・疲れた,which literally means ‘to have gotten tired’.

Tsukareta つかれた・疲れた can be used at the end of a sentence or before a noun to describe said noun.

Remember to study today’s study technique and implement it into your study.

Well guys, that’s all for today’s lesson from us here at BondLingo! 

We really hope that you have learnt something new today that you can use to help develop your Japanese language skills. If you have any comments or suggestions on future content that you would like to see be sure to get in touch with us. 

We are really happy that you are taking the time to study off your own back. Remember, it is a hard journey, but one that needs to be taken step by step. Just being here and putting in the work proves that you have what it takes to go all the way! Until the next time またね.