屈する
くっする
to yield; to give in; to be daunted; to shrink
Meanings
Suru verb (special), Intransitive
to yield; to give in; to be daunted; to shrinkSuru verb (special), Transitive
to bend (knee, etc.)- to subdue; to overpower
Rare and archaic meanings (1)
Suru verb (special), Intransitive
to feel downArchaic
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 屈するくっする | 屈しますくっします |
| Negative | 屈しないくっしない | 屈しませんくっしません |
| Past | 屈したくっした | 屈しましたくっしました |
| Past negative | 屈しなかったくっしなかった | 屈しませんでしたくっしませんでした |
| Te-form | 屈してくっして |
|---|---|
| Potential | 屈できるくっできる |
| Passive | 屈されるくっされる |
| Causative | 屈させるくっさせる |
| Volitional | 屈しようくっしよう |
| Imperative | 屈しろくっしろ |
| Conditional (ば) | 屈すればくっすれば |
| Conditional (たら) | 屈したらくっしたら |
Example sentences
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Do not give in to those demands.
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We will never yield to force.
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He never lay down under the power.
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The government refuses to bow to public pressure.
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He would not submit to his fate.
More examples (10)
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He will never yield to the pressure of a politician.
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He is the last man to submit to authority.
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We must not give way to their demands.
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I'd rather die than yield to this sort of demand.
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Kozue has never given way to despair in her life.
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In most cases we had to give in to their demands.
その首相は隣国の圧力に決して屈しなかったので一層人気を増した。
The Prime Minister became all the more popular because he never gave way to pressure from the neighboring country.
ジェーンはチョコレートを食べたいという思いに屈するのをやめるべきだ。
Jane must stop giving way to her desire for chocolate.
自分の信念を守るためには立ちあがるし、いかなる脅威にも屈しないつもりだ。
I'll stand up for what I believe in and won't yield to any threats.
背中合わせに立って腕を組んで、一方が前屈する事でもう一方の背筋を伸ばす体操を、子供の頃よくやりましたよね。
That exercise - backs together, link arms, one bends forwards while the other stretches their back - we did that a lot as children, didn't we?