疲れた？
tsukareta?
The English phrase "are you tired?" is translated into Japanese as 疲れた？ (tsukareta?)
疲れた？ is a question used to ask if someone feels exhausted or lacks energy.
Which one should you use?
While 疲れた？ asks if someone is tired, the set phrase お疲れ様です (Otsukaresama desu) is a common greeting used to acknowledge someone's hard work.
How does it change in a sentence?
The polite form of the question is 疲れましたか？ (Tsukaremashita ka?).
How do you pronounce it?
tsukareta?
Did you know?
- Japanese has a specific distinction between 疲れた for physical exhaustion and 飽きた for being 'tired of' or bored with something, whereas English often uses 'tired' for both.
- If you are extremely exhausted, you might use the word クタクタ (kutakuta) instead of 疲れた. It is an onomatopoeia that describes the feeling of being completely worn out or limp.
- In Japanese, the concept of 'fatigue' is often linked to the word 気 or 'spirit', and extreme exhaustion can be described as having your spirit 'worn down'.
Examples in context
- 疲れた？休憩しよう。Are you tired? Let's take a break.
- 仕事で疲れた？Shigoto de tsukareta?Are you tired from work?
- たくさん歩いて疲れた？Takusan aruite tsukareta?Are you tired from walking so much?
- もう疲れた？Mou tsukareta?Are you tired already?
Example conversation
Ren and Himari are walking home from a long shopping trip.
- 蓮 Ren陽葵、疲れた？Himari, tsukareta?Himari, are you tired?
- 陽葵 Himariうん、ちょっと疲れた。Un, chotto tsukareta.Yeah, I'm a little tired.
- 蓮 Renじゃあ、早く帰ろう。Jaa, hayaku kaerou.Then, let's go home quickly.
- 陽葵 Himariありがとう、蓮。Arigatou, Ren.Thank you, Ren.
