Why does 疲れた translate to the present tense


疲れた= I’m tired

1) Why is 疲れ **た** used to indicate a **present** state? (Is there a logic
behind these types of verbs or is it easier to remember these verbs?)

2) What is the difference between 疲れたand 疲れている? Are there situations where one
would be preferred over the other?

3) What would 疲れる mean? Would it be "I will be tired" or "I'm getting tired" ?

4) Japanese also uses time-related words like 毎朝 or 今. Does using these words
change the state choice as well? For example: I feel like it should be
今、疲れている。 And 毎朝、疲れた。when using different time-related words.




疲れる is not an unusual verbal, so there is no need to identify verbals _like_
it. Rather, understanding how Japanese expressions tend to be expressions of
_changes of state_ will help with interpreting this and similar future
encounters with perfective ("past") forms.

> 1) Why is 疲れた used to indicate a present state? (Is there a logic behind
> these types of verbs or is it easier to remember these verbs?)

**た** expresses **_completion_**. We use this _regardless of the tense_. As
@psosuna says, 疲れた means _I **have** become tired,_ and this form of English
is called the _present perfect_ ; the tense that this form of the _perfect
aspect_ has is also the **present**. Both are to _talk **about a past event as
a present** state/fact/condition_. (The 'become' after 'have' is the past
participle, which is a non-finite verb.)

> 2) What is the difference between 疲れたand 疲れている? Are there situations where
> one would be preferred over the other?

We say 疲れた at the moment we feel like wanting to utter this word, in other
words when we _have **just** become tired_ (i.e. a _change of state_ has
occurred), in reality though we would keep saying 疲れた for any numbers of days.
We say 疲れています when _we've **been feeling tired** for a while_, ...maybe we
start saying this after getting tired of keeping saying 疲れた.

Remember that forms in -ている refer to an activity or state that something
is/will be in, which results from a completed occurrence, and which extends
over a period of time: e.g. 疲れた ( _becoming_ tired) already occurred, and my
resulting state ( _being_ tired) extends over a period of time when I want to
say 疲れている.

> 3) What would 疲れる mean? Would it be "I will be tired" or "I'm getting
> tired"?

Yes. We say 疲れるからやめて, and here we mean "Please stop it because I'll be tired."
"疲れる" is often used as complaint, meaning it makes me tired or it's making me
tired.

> 4) Japanese also uses time-related words like 毎朝 or 今. Does using these
> words change the state choice as well?

I expect so, since Japanese language doesn't differentiate tense by the verb
forms, these adverbs of time or other additional expressions are very
important. But it seems we understand each other more by the context in
everyday life situations. For example, no one say 今、疲れちゃった, but we understand
you mean now from the context without hearing 今.

> For example: I feel like it should be 今、疲れている。 And 毎朝、疲れた。when using
> different time-related words.

What I can come up with right now are 毎朝、疲れを感じます or 最近、なんだか疲れやすいです or
今、ちょっと疲れてるから、あとでね.




疲れる is not an unusual verbal, so there is no need to identify verbals _like_
it. Rather, understanding how Japanese expressions tend to be expressions of
_changes of state_ will help with interpreting this and similar future
encounters with perfective ("past") forms.

> 1) Why is 疲れた used to indicate a present state? (Is there a logic behind
> these types of verbs or is it easier to remember these verbs?)

**た** expresses **_completion_**. We use this _regardless of the tense_. As
@psosuna says, 疲れた means _I **have** become tired,_ and this form of English
is called the _present perfect_ ; the tense that this form of the _perfect
aspect_ has is also the **present**. Both are to _talk **about a past event as
a present** state/fact/condition_. (The 'become' after 'have' is the past
participle, which is a non-finite verb.)

> 2) What is the difference between 疲れたand 疲れている? Are there situations where
> one would be preferred over the other?

We say 疲れた at the moment we feel like wanting to utter this word, in other
words when we _have **just** become tired_ (i.e. a _change of state_ has
occurred), in reality though we would keep saying 疲れた for any numbers of days.
We say 疲れています when _we've **been feeling tired** for a while_, ...maybe we
start saying this after getting tired of keeping saying 疲れた.

Remember that forms in -ている refer to an activity or state that something
is/will be in, which results from a completed occurrence, and which extends
over a period of time: e.g. 疲れた ( _becoming_ tired) already occurred, and my
resulting state ( _being_ tired) extends over a period of time when I want to
say 疲れている.

> 3) What would 疲れる mean? Would it be "I will be tired" or "I'm getting
> tired"?

Yes. We say 疲れるからやめて, and here we mean "Please stop it because I'll be tired."
"疲れる" is often used as complaint, meaning it makes me tired or it's making me
tired.

> 4) Japanese also uses time-related words like 毎朝 or 今. Does using these
> words change the state choice as well?

I expect so, since Japanese language doesn't differentiate tense by the verb
forms, these adverbs of time or other additional expressions are very
important. But it seems we understand each other more by the context in
everyday life situations. For example, no one say 今、疲れちゃった, but we understand
you mean now from the context without hearing 今.

> For example: I feel like it should be 今、疲れている。 And 毎朝、疲れた。when using
> different time-related words.

What I can come up with right now are 毎朝、疲れを感じます or 最近、なんだか疲れやすいです or
今、ちょっと疲れてるから、あとでね.

