Translation guide
How to express giving way, submitting, or conceding to someone or something in Japanese.
To let someone or a vehicle go first, to give right of way.
Literally 'yield the road'. The most common way to say yield to someone in traffic or on a path.
Yield to pedestrians at crosswalks.
Literally 'yield the lead/first turn'. Used when letting someone go ahead of you.
I yielded to him, saying 'After you.'
To give in to demands, persuasion, or force.
To yield, succumb, or give in under pressure. Often used in the pattern ～に屈する.
He yielded to the threat and handed over the money.
To lose/be defeated; can mean yielding to temptation or emotion. Common in ～に負ける.
Literally 'to bend/break'. Means to compromise or give in during an argument or negotiation.
To admit that someone else is right or to stop arguing.
To let a feeling or urge take over.
To give someone else the opportunity to speak, especially in formal settings.
To yield the floor, give the right to speak. Formal.
The chair yielded the floor to the next member.
譲る (yuzuru) is a general verb for yielding or giving way, often voluntary. 屈する (kussuru) implies yielding under pressure or force, often with a negative nuance. 負ける (makeru) means to lose or be defeated, and can be used for yielding to temptation or emotion in a more colloquial way.
I yielded to temptation and ate the cake.
交渉の末、相手が折れた。
After negotiations, the other party yielded.
He wouldn't yield easily.