倒れる
たおれる
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to take a fall; to topple
JLPT N4 Common word
Meanings
Ichidan verb, Intransitive
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to take a fall; to topple- to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to cave in; to crumble; to give away
- to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to break down (e.g. from overwork)
- to die; to be killed
- to go bankrupt (of a company, bank, etc.); to fail; to collapse; to go under
All 7 meanings
- to be defeated (in a game); to lose
- to fall (of a government, dictator, etc.); to be overthrown
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 倒れるたおれる | 倒れますたおれます |
| Negative | 倒れないたおれない | 倒れませんたおれません |
| Past | 倒れたたおれた | 倒れましたたおれました |
| Past negative | 倒れなかったたおれなかった | 倒れませんでしたたおれませんでした |
| Te-form | 倒れてたおれて |
|---|---|
| Potential | 倒れられるたおれられる |
| Passive | 倒れられるたおれられる |
| Causative | 倒れさせるたおれさせる |
| Volitional | 倒れようたおれよう |
| Imperative | 倒れろたおれろ |
| Conditional (ば) | 倒れればたおれれば |
| Conditional (たら) | 倒れたらたおれたら |
Example sentences
木が倒れた。
The tree fell down.
大木が倒れた。
A large tree fell down.
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He fell down on the floor.
タニナは倒れた。
Tanina fell.
貧血で倒れました。
I collapsed from anemia.
More examples (10)
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He fell down in the mountain.
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My father fell ill because he worked too hard.
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A big tree has fallen in the storm.
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The house collapsed in an earthquake.
眠すぎて倒れそう。
I'm so sleepy I'm about to fall over.
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Many trees fell down.
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They fell one after another.
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He fell backward.
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The tower is going to collapse.
眠くてぶっ倒れそう。
I'm tired to the point of collapse.