JLPT N4 vocabulary
倒れる: meaning, reading and conjugation
Reading and pitch accent
たおれる3Nakadaka · falls inside
Ichidan verb (ru-verb)
Meaning
- 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 way
- 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
- to be defeated (in a game), to lose
- to fall (of a government, dictator, etc.), to be overthrown
Conjugation
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Plain present辞書形 · ない形 | 倒れる | 倒れ |
| Plain pastた形 · なかった形 | 倒れ | 倒れ |
| Polite presentます形 | 倒れ | 倒れ |
| Polite pastました形 | 倒れ | 倒れ |
| Te-formて形 | 倒れ | 倒れ |
| Conditions and moods | ||
| If (-ba)ば形 | 倒れ | 倒れ |
| If / when (-tara)たら形 | 倒れ | 倒れ |
| Let’s / will意向形 | 倒れ | —not in common use |
| Want toたい形 | 倒れ | 倒れ |
| Command / don’t命令形 · 禁止形 | 倒れ | 倒れる |
| Can · passive · causative | ||
| Can (potential)可能形 | 倒れ | 倒れ |
| Passive受身形 | 倒れ | 倒れ |
| Make / let使役形 | 倒れ | 倒れ |
| Be made to使役受身形 | 倒れ | 倒れ |
Example sentences
父が倒れたのを境に母はめっきり元気が無くなった。
Ever since Dad collapsed, Mom has noticeably lost her energy.
入院を経てすっかり回復した彼女は、倒れる前以上に働いた。
After being hospitalized and recovering, she worked even more than before she fell ill.