折れる · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 折れる | 折れない |
| Polite | 折れます | 折れません |
| Past polite | 折れました | 折れませんでした |
| Past | 折れた | 折れなかった |
| Te-form | 折れて | 折れないで |
| Desire | 折れたい | 折れたくない |
| Potential | 折れられるalso 折れれる | 折れられないalso 折れれない |
| Passive | 折れられる | 折れられない |
| Causative | 折れさせる | 折れさせない |
| Causative passive | 折れさせられる | 折れさせられない |
| Volitional | 折れよう | |
| Polite volitional | 折れましょう | |
| Imperative | 折れろ | 折れるな |
| Conditional | 折れれば | 折れなければ |
| Tara conditional | 折れたら | 折れなかったら |
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
Intransitive: used when a stick, bone, branch, etc. breaks or gets broken by itself or as a result of an event. Use 折る for deliberately breaking or folding something.
A tree branch snapped in the strong wind.
I fell and fractured a bone in my arm.
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
be folded; be creased
Describes paper, fabric, a corner, etc. being in a folded or bent-over state, often with 折れている.
The corner of the book's page is folded.
The paper was neatly folded in two.
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
Figurative use for yielding in an argument, negotiation, request, or disagreement after initially resisting.
After long negotiations, the other side gave in.
This time I backed down and accepted his proposal.
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
turn off; turn a corner
Used for turning from one road or direction into another; in this sense it overlaps with 曲がる, but 折れる often suggests turning off at a corner or branch in the route.
See also: 曲がる
Please turn right at the next corner.
If you turn left onto the narrow road, you can see an old shrine.
A strong wind snapped the tree branch.
The corner of the book page is creased.
In the end my father gave in and allowed the trip.
If you turn at the next intersection, you'll reach the station.
break; split; point of breakage
fold; crease
bent nail; crooked nail · L-shaped hook; square bend screw hook
bad poem; my humble poem · stooped over; bowed · stalling; relapse
breaking under snow weight; snow breakage
broken by the wind
L-shaped nail; staple; small clamp
get along by mutual compromise; meet halfway; make concessions to each other