堕落する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 堕落する | 堕落しない |
| Polite | 堕落します | 堕落しません |
| Past polite | 堕落しました | 堕落しませんでした |
| Past | 堕落した | 堕落しなかった |
| Te-form | 堕落して | 堕落しないで |
| Desire | 堕落したい | 堕落したくない |
| Potential | 堕落できる | 堕落できない |
| Passive | 堕落される | 堕落されない |
| Causative | 堕落させる | 堕落させない |
| Causative passive | 堕落させられる | 堕落させられない |
| Volitional | 堕落しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 堕落しましょう | |
| Imperative | 堕落しろ | 堕落するな |
| Conditional | 堕落すれば | 堕落しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 堕落したら | 堕落しなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
depravity; corruption; degradation
Refers to moral decline, falling into a corrupt or degenerate state. Often used for personal character, societal decay, or spiritual downfall. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to become depraved' or 'to degenerate'.
彼は酒とギャンブルで堕落した生活を送っている。
He leads a depraved life of drinking and gambling.
Abuse of power leads to political corruption.
He degenerated through drinking and gambling.
The movement degenerated into a mere money-making scheme.
He is known as a corrupt politician.
She gradually went down the path of moral decline.
堕落 emphasizes a personal fall into depravity or decline, while 背徳 focuses on the act of violating moral principles itself.
堕落 emphasizes moral corruption or degeneration, while 転落 can refer to any kind of decline, moral or social, often triggered by a specific event.