潰れる|つぶれるtsubureru[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be crushed; to be squashed; to be smashed; to be destroyed; to be broken; to collapse
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto go bankrupt; to go under; to fail; to collapse
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to collapse (e.g. of a project); to fall through; to blow up
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.); to cease functioning
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be taken up (of one's time); to be lost; to be wasted
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be missed (of a chance); to be lost
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be lost (of face, composure, etc.); to broken down (e.g. of one's courage); to be broken (of one's heart)
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be worn down (of a pen nib, saw teeth, etc.); to wear away; to become dull
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto get dead drunk
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 潰れる（つぶれる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 潰れます（つぶれます） |
| Negative (nai) | 潰れない（つぶれない） |
| polite (masen) | 潰れません（つぶれません） |
| classical zu / nu | 潰れず・潰れぬ（つぶれず・つぶれぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 潰れた（つぶれた） |
| polite (mashita) | 潰れました（つぶれました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 潰れなかった（つぶれなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 潰れませんでした（つぶれませんでした） |
| Te form | 潰れて（つぶれて） |
| Potential | 潰れられる（つぶれられる） |
| Passive | 潰れられる（つぶれられる） |
| Causative | 潰れさせる（つぶれさせる） |
| Causative passive | 潰れさせられる（つぶれさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 潰れれば（つぶれれば） |
| tara | 潰れたら（つぶれたら） |
| Volitional | 潰れよう（つぶれよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 潰れましょう（つぶれましょう） |
| Imperative | 潰れろ（つぶれろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Transitive / intransitive pair
卵が潰れる
卵を潰す
潰れる emphasizes the event or resulting state, as in 卵が潰れる; 潰す foregrounds the agent acting on something, as in 卵を潰す.
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Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym壊れるこわれるNeutralFor things breaking down or malfunctioning, as in 「時計が壊れる」. Focuses on loss of function; 「潰れる」 suggests being crushed or a business going under.
- Synonym砕けるくだけるNeutralBreaking into small pieces, or by extension an easygoing manner as in 「砕けた口調」; stresses shattering into fragments.
- Synonym崩れるくずれるNeutralLosing shape or falling into disarray, as in 「天気が崩れる」; stresses losing the original form.
- Related崩壊ほうかいWrittenWritten/formal prose for the collapse of buildings or whole systems, as in 「経済が崩壊する」; implies large scale.
- Related崩落ほうらくWrittenWritten/formal prose for rock, ceilings and the like caving in; stresses falling down from above.
- Related倒壊とうかいWrittenWritten/formal prose for buildings toppling, as in 「家屋が倒壊する」; typical of disaster reporting.
- Related全壊ぜんかいWrittenWritten/formal prose for a building being completely destroyed, as in 「全壊家屋」; used in disaster statistics.
- Related破壊はかいWrittenWritten/formal prose, and transitive: destroying something, as in 「環境破壊」; 「潰れる」 is intransitive.
- Related破損はそんWrittenWritten/formal prose for damage to objects, as in 「破損した部品」; suggests partial damage.
- Related損壊そんかいWrittenWritten/formal prose for damage to buildings or property; mostly legal and news contexts.
- Related崩れ落ちるくずれおちるNeutralCrumbling and falling down, as in 「壁が崩れ落ちる」; highlights the whole structure collapsing downward.
- Related崩れ去るくずれさるWrittenWritten/formal prose for crumbling away completely, as in 「夢が崩れ去る」; often figurative.
- Related瓦解がかいWrittenWritten/formal prose for organizations or regimes falling apart, as in 「政権が瓦解する」.
- Related破れるやぶれるNeutralThin things like paper or cloth tearing, plus broken talks or shattered dreams; stresses tearing, while 「潰れる」 stresses crushing or bankruptcy.
- Related割れるわれるNeutralGlass or plates cracking and splitting, or opinions dividing; stresses splitting apart.
- Related決壊けっかいWrittenWritten/formal prose for dams or embankments bursting, as in 「堤防が決壊する」; tied to flooding.
- Related自壊じかいWrittenWritten/formal prose for breaking down on its own, without outside force — organizations or buildings alike; 「潰れる」 does not specify the cause.
- Related張り裂けるはりさけるNeutralBursting open from pressure inside; mostly for overwhelming emotion, as in 「胸が張り裂ける」.
- Related破けるやぶけるCasualColloquial for cloth or paper tearing; same meaning as 「破れる」 but more casual.
- Antonym建つたつNeutralAntonym: a house being built or completed; the opposite of 「潰れる」 for buildings.
- Antonym立つたつNeutralAntonym: standing or staying up; contrasts with 「潰れる」 in the sense of remaining upright rather than caving in.
Use 「潰れる」 for being crushed or flattened, a shop or company going under as in 「会社が潰れる」, or plans falling through. Say 「壊れる」 for things breaking or malfunctioning, 「割れる」 or 「砕ける」 for shattering, 「倒壊」 for buildings collapsing, and 「崩壊」 for systems breaking down. The rest cover narrower cases: tearing (「破れる」), bursting with emotion (「張り裂ける」), dam breaches (「決壊」), and formal written terms for damage and collapse.
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