JLPT N2 Upper Intermediate
凍える
To become numb or stiff from extreme cold
Readings
Other forms
凍えます polite form
凍えて te-form
凍えた plain past
凍えそう about to freeze
凍え死ぬ to freeze to death - compound verb
Ichidan Verb, Intransitive Verb
To freeze / To be chilled to the bone
Describes the sensation of being so cold that the body becomes numb or difficult to move.
Example
冬 の 夜 、 外 に 長く いる と 手 が 凍えて 動かなく なる 。
If you stay outside too long on a winter night, your hands will get so cold they'll go numb.
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