更けない
fukenai
grow late (night) — plain negative
N1
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Example sentence
時間がないので更けない。
じかん が ない ので ふけない。
jikan ga nai node fukenai.
I do not grow late (night) because there is no time.
Usage note
Form of 更ける (to grow late (night)).