屈する · suru verb (special)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 屈する | 屈さない |
| Polite | 屈します | 屈しません |
| Past polite | 屈しました | 屈しませんでした |
| Past | 屈した | 屈さなかった |
| Te-form | 屈して | 屈さないで |
| Desire | 屈したい | 屈したくない |
| Potential | 屈せる | 屈せない |
| Passive | 屈されるalso formal 屈せられる | 屈されないalso formal 屈せられない |
| Causative | 屈させる | 屈させない |
| Causative passive | 屈させられる | 屈させられない |
| Volitional | 屈そう | |
| Polite volitional | 屈しましょう | |
| Imperative | 屈せ | 屈するな |
| Conditional | 屈せば | 屈さなければ |
| Tara conditional | 屈したら | 屈さなかったら |
suru verb (special), intransitive verb
yield; give in; be daunted; shrink
Intransitive: to give in under pressure, difficulty, or threat; to lose one's nerve or resolve. Often used with に (to pressure, hardship, etc.).
彼は困難に屈しなかった。
He did not yield to the difficulties.
You must not give in to threats.
suru verb (special), transitive verb
Transitive: to bend a body part, especially the knee. Often used in the phrase 膝を屈する (to kneel, to bend one's knee).
He bent his knee before the king.
suru verb (special), transitive verb
Transitive: to overcome or subdue someone or something, often in a contest or conflict. Somewhat literary.
He overpowered the enemy by force.
suru verb (special), intransitive verb
Archaic intransitive use: to feel disheartened or down. Not used in modern Japanese; replaced by 落ち込む or 気がめいる.
In classical texts, it was used as in 心屈する (to feel down).