崩れ去る|くずれさるkuzuresaru
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Definitions
- godan verb, intransitive verbto crumble away; to collapse
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 崩れ去る（くずれさる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 崩れ去ります（くずれさります） |
| Negative (nai) | 崩れ去らない（くずれさらない） |
| polite (masen) | 崩れ去りません（くずれさりません） |
| classical zu / nu | 崩れ去らず・崩れ去らぬ（くずれさらず・くずれさらぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 崩れ去った（くずれさった） |
| polite (mashita) | 崩れ去りました（くずれさりました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 崩れ去らなかった（くずれさらなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 崩れ去りませんでした（くずれさりませんでした） |
| Te form | 崩れ去って（くずれさって） |
| Potential | 崩れ去れる（くずれされる） |
| Passive | 崩れ去られる（くずれさられる） |
| Causative | 崩れ去らせる（くずれさらせる） |
| Causative passive | 崩れ去らせられる・崩れ去らされる（くずれさらせられる・くずれさらされる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 崩れ去れば（くずれされば） |
| tara | 崩れ去ったら（くずれさったら） |
| Volitional | 崩れ去ろう（くずれさろう） |
| polite (mashou) | 崩れ去りましょう（くずれさりましょう） |
| Imperative | 崩れ去れ（くずれされ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym崩れるくずれるNeutralThe everyday word for collapsing or falling apart; also covers bad weather and formations breaking up, but lacks the sense of vanishing without a trace.
- Synonym崩落ほうらくWrittenWritten/formal term for mountainsides or tunnels caving in; also used for a sudden market crash.
- Synonym崩れ落ちるくずれおちるNeutralFocuses on the action of piled-up material crumbling and tumbling down.
- Synonym瓦解がかいWrittenWritten word for an organization or system breaking down, starting from one part and spreading to the whole.
- Synonym崩壊ほうかいWrittenWritten word for something breaking down as a whole; also used for radioactive decay.
- Related倒壊とうかいWrittenWritten word for buildings toppling and being crushed, as in houses collapsing in an earthquake.
- Related潰れるつぶれるNeutralCovers being crushed or squashed, and companies going bankrupt; more colloquial than 「崩れ去る」.
- Related決壊けっかいWrittenWritten, specific term for dams or embankments bursting under floodwater.
- Related潰えるついえるWrittenWritten word for dreams or plans falling through, or an army being routed and wiped out.
- Antonym築き上げるきずきあげるWrittenAntonym: to build up fortunes, reputations or systems — the opposite of crumbling away as in 「崩れ去る」.
Use 「崩れ去る」 when something crumbles away to nothing — often metaphorically, as in 「夢が崩れ去る」 for a dream or trust vanishing completely. For ordinary collapsing pick 「崩れる」; for organizations or systems falling apart, 「崩壊」 or 「瓦解」. The other words suit physical collapses (「倒壊」, 「崩落」, 「決壊」) or ruined plans (「潰える」).
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
Japanese definitions
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