折る · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 折る | 折らない |
| Polite | 折ります | 折りません |
| Past polite | 折りました | 折りませんでした |
| Past | 折った | 折らなかった |
| Te-form | 折って | 折らないで |
| Desire | 折りたい | 折りたくない |
| Potential | 折れる | 折れない |
| Passive | 折られる | 折られない |
| Causative | 折らせる | 折らせない |
| Causative passive | 折らせられるalso 折らされる | 折らせられないalso 折らされない |
| Volitional | 折ろう | |
| Polite volitional | 折りましょう | |
| Imperative | 折れ | 折るな |
| Conditional | 折れば | 折らなければ |
| Tara conditional | 折ったら | 折らなかったら |
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
Transitive verb for breaking or snapping something rigid, or picking flowers by snapping the stem.
I broke off a branch and added it to the campfire.
I picked flowers from the garden and arranged them in a vase.
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
Used for folding paper, cloth, or bending something flexible without breaking it.
I folded the letter in three and put it in the envelope.
I bent the wire and made a loop.
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
make origami
Specifically for creating origami figures by folding paper.
I folded a crane together with my child.
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
Idiomatic use, mainly in the phrase 筆を折る (to stop writing or give up one's writing career). Rare outside fixed expressions.
See also: 筆を折る
He gave up writing after falling ill.
I folded the paper in half before cutting it.
I fell and broke my arm.
I picked a flower from the garden and put it in a vase.
origami; paper folding · hallmark; certificate of authenticity
fold back; turn up · turn back; double back; return · loop back; loopback
leading; prominent; foremost · counting on one's fingers
fold; crease; pleat · manners; courtesy; responsible behavior
paper crane; origami crane
insert; foldout; insertion
snap; break by bending; smash
fold up; fold into layers · collapse (web content, etc.)
work hard; take pains; exert oneself
bend; fold; turn up/down
effort; trouble; pains
one box; one container
folded in the middle; center fold
mountain fold
break by hand; pluck; snap off · make a young woman one's own; take a young woman
acrostic poetry; acrostic
folding ruler
pleat peak; fold peak
how to fold; folding instructions
folded box; box made of thin wood or cardboard
occasionally; at times; from time to time