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倒たおれる

Kana たおれる Romaji taoreru

JLPT N4 Common word

Definitions

01ichidan verb · intransitive

02ichidan verb · intransitive

to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to cave in; to crumble; to give away

03ichidan verb · intransitive

to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to break down (e.g. from overwork)

04ichidan verb · intransitive

to die; to be killed

occ. written as 斃れる, 仆れる

05ichidan verb · intransitive

to go bankrupt (of a company, bank, etc.); to fail; to collapse; to go under

06ichidan verb · intransitive

to be defeated (in a game); to lose

07ichidan verb · intransitive

Examples

彼は過労で倒れた。

My father fell ill because he worked too hard.

Tatoeba #109169

彼は横にばったり倒れた。

He fell flat on the floor.

Tatoeba #109533

内閣は倒れるだろうということだ。

They say that the cabinet will fall.

Tatoeba #123238

Other forms

斃れる (rarely used kanji form)仆れる (rarely used kanji form)

Source

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