godan verb (-mu), transitive verb
Used for folding something into a smaller or neater shape, such as clothes, bedding, a newspaper, a chair, or an umbrella.
洗濯物をたたんで、引き出しにしまった。
I folded the laundry and put it in the drawer.
電車に乗る前に傘をたたんでください。
Please fold up your umbrella before getting on the train.
godan verb (-mu), transitive verb
close down; shut down; go out of business
Common with 店, 会社, 商売, and similar nouns; it usually means closing a business for good, not merely closing for the day.
父は去年、小さな店をたたんだ。
My father closed down his small shop last year.
godan verb (-mu), transitive verb
vacate; give up a residence; close up a place
Used when someone gives up and clears out a place they have been using, especially a home or lodging; it has a nuance of ending that living arrangement, not just stepping out temporarily.
祖母は一人暮らしの家をたたんで、娘夫婦と暮らし始めた。
My grandmother gave up the house where she had been living alone and began living with her daughter and son-in-law.