倒れる・斃れる・仆れる|たおれるtaoreru[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
倒れる倒れる is the most common and most standard spelling. It is the form beginners should choose when writing this word.
斃れる斃れる is a rarely used kanji-and-kana spelling of 倒れる. Learners will seldom see it and should use 倒れる instead.
仆れる仆れる is a rarely used kanji-and-kana spelling of 倒れる. Learners will seldom see it and should use 倒れる instead.
Definitions
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto fall (over, down); to collapse; to take a fall; to topple
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to cave in; to crumble; to give away
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to break down (e.g. from overwork)
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto die; to be killedocc. written as 斃れる, 仆れる
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto go bankrupt (of a company, bank, etc.); to fail; to collapse; to go under
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be defeated (in a game); to lose
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto fall (of a government, dictator, etc.); to be overthrown
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 倒れる（たおれる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 倒れます（たおれます） |
| Negative (nai) | 倒れない（たおれない） |
| polite (masen) | 倒れません（たおれません） |
| classical zu / nu | 倒れず・倒れぬ（たおれず・たおれぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 倒れた（たおれた） |
| polite (mashita) | 倒れました（たおれました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 倒れなかった（たおれなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 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） |
| Causative passive | 倒れさせられる（たおれさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 倒れれば（たおれれば） |
| tara | 倒れたら（たおれたら） |
| Volitional | 倒れよう（たおれよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 倒れましょう（たおれましょう） |
| Imperative | 倒れろ（たおれろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Transitive / intransitive pair
木が倒れる
木を倒す
倒れる emphasizes the event or resulting state, as in 木が倒れる; 倒す foregrounds the agent acting on something, as in 木を倒す.
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Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonymぶっ倒れるぶったおれるCasualColloquial for suddenly dropping down headlong, as in 「疲れてぶっ倒れる」; rougher and more exaggerated than 「倒れる」.
- RelatedくずおれるWrittenWritten/formal prose for sinking down limply, as in 「その場にくずおれる」; stresses being drained of all strength.
- Related倒れこむたおれこむNeutralFalling onto something, as in 「ベッドに倒れこむ」; the focus is on where the body lands.
- Antonym立つたつNeutralThe opposite of 「倒れる」: to stand upright, as in 「まっすぐ立つ」.
- Antonym起きるおきるNeutralThe opposite of 「倒れる」: to get up from a lying or fallen position, as in 「転んでも起きる」.
Default to 「倒れる」 for falling down or collapsing. 「ぶっ倒れる」 (colloquial) is a sudden, dramatic collapse; 「くずおれる」 (written) is sinking down drained of strength; 「倒れこむ」 is flopping onto something. The opposites are 「立つ」 (stand) and 「起きる」 (get up).
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
Japanese definitions
Kanji in this word
English equivalents
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