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VocabJLPT N3
to grow dark
Ichidan VerbIntransitive Verb

Definitions

  1. 1. to get dark
  2. 2. to grow dark
  3. 3. to end (of a day, year, season, etc.)
  4. 4. to be sunk in (e.g. despair)
A verb meaning for the day to grow dark or for the year/season to come to an end. It is commonly used to describe the sun setting or the fading of daylight, and can also be used metaphorically for time passing.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

I was in the middle of making dinner when I noticed it had gotten dark outside.

Sentence 2

At the evening beach, once the light drops, it gets dark fast.

Sentence 3

I spent so long going back and forth that it got too dark to see the road!

Sentence 4

There's always that one moment in the evening when it suddenly goes dark, right?

Sentence 5

We're not in a rush — it's not even dark yet, right?