崩れる
くずれる
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape
JLPT N2 Common word
Meanings
Ichidan verb, Intransitive
to collapse; to crumble- to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to become disorganized; to become untidy
- to break down; to be thrown into disarray
- to crash (stock market); to slump; to decline
- to break money into small change
All 6 meanings
- to turn bad (e.g. weather); to change for the worse; to deteriorate
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 崩れるくずれる | 崩れますくずれます |
| Negative | 崩れないくずれない | 崩れませんくずれません |
| Past | 崩れたくずれた | 崩れましたくずれました |
| Past negative | 崩れなかったくずれなかった | 崩れませんでしたくずれませんでした |
| Te-form | 崩れてくずれて |
|---|---|
| Potential | 崩れられるくずれられる |
| Passive | 崩れられるくずれられる |
| Causative | 崩れさせるくずれさせる |
| Volitional | 崩れようくずれよう |
| Imperative | 崩れろくずれろ |
| Conditional (ば) | 崩れればくずれれば |
| Conditional (たら) | 崩れたらくずれたら |
Example sentences
防御が崩れた。
Their defense came apart.
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The wall gave way in the earthquake.
天気が崩れそうだ。
The weather is threatening.
天気が崩れそうだね。
It seems the weather will deteriorate.
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Looks like the weather's going to be bad tomorrow.
More examples (10)
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Those books look as if they're going to topple over any minute.
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The dam burst and water flooded the valley.
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She fell in a heap to the floor.
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He collapsed at her feet.
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Simultaneous translation broke linguistic walls.
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I don't like wearing hats because it messes up my hair.
イメージが崩れるから、しゃべらない方がいいよ。
You should just stop talking. You're only going to make yourself look worse.
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I'm afraid I don't have anything smaller. Would you be able to break a 10,000 yen note?
ウインドウを狭めてもレイアウトが崩れない方法を教えて下さい。
Please tell me how I can keep the layout unchanged even with a smaller window.
そのバス停で人々は整列して待っていたが、バスが止まるとすぐにその列は崩れた。
At the bus stop, people waited in orderly lines, but as soon as the bus pulled up, the line broke up.