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たおれる

Ichidan verbverb (generic)intransitive verb

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Meanings

  • to fall (over, down), to collapse, to take a fall, to topple
  • to be destroyed (in a collapse), to collapse, to cave in, to crumble, to give away
  • to be confined to bed (with an illness), to come down with, to break down (e.g. from overwork)
  • to die, to be killed
  • to go bankrupt (of a company, bank, etc.), to fail, to collapse, to go under
  • to be defeated (in a game), to lose
  • to fall (of a government, dictator, etc.), to be overthrown

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Example sentences

たおれた

The tree fell down.

かれつかれてたおれてしまった。

He collapsed from exhaustion.

その会社かいしゃ去年きょねんたおれた

That company went bankrupt last year.

病気びょうきたおれないように、毎日まいにちよくてください。

Please sleep well every day so you don't fall ill.

祖父そふ仕事しごとちゅうたおれて病院びょういんはこばれた。

My grandfather collapsed at work and was taken to the hospital.