倒れる（たおれる）
JLPT N4 · Ichidan verb (Group 2)
Pitch accent: nakadaka (middle-high) — pitch drops after mora 3
Meaning: to fall down / collapse
Conjugation
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| masu-form (polite) | 倒れます | たおれます |
| te-form | 倒れて | たおれて |
| ta-form (past) | 倒れた | たおれた |
| nai-form (negative) | 倒れない | たおれない |
| potential form | 倒れられる | たおれられる |
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Example sentences
- 昨夜の強い風で、庭の木が倒れた。 — Last night's strong wind knocked down the tree in the yard.
- 暑さで気分が悪くなり、倒れそうになった。 — I felt sick from the heat and nearly collapsed.
Idioms & proverbs containing “倒れる”
- 才子、才に倒れる (さいし、さいにたおれる) — talented men are ruined by their own talent
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