罪に陥る · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 罪に陥る | 罪に陥らない |
| Polite | 罪に陥ります | 罪に陥りません |
| Past polite | 罪に陥りました | 罪に陥りませんでした |
| Past | 罪に陥った | 罪に陥らなかった |
| Te-form | 罪に陥って | 罪に陥らないで |
| Desire | 罪に陥りたい | 罪に陥りたくない |
| Potential | 罪に陥れる | 罪に陥れない |
| Passive | 罪に陥られる | 罪に陥られない |
| Causative | 罪に陥らせる | 罪に陥らせない |
| Causative passive | 罪に陥らせられるalso 罪に陥らされる | 罪に陥らせられないalso 罪に陥らされない |
| Volitional | 罪に陥ろう | |
| Polite volitional | 罪に陥りましょう | |
| Imperative | 罪に陥れ | 罪に陥るな |
| Conditional | 罪に陥れば | 罪に陥らなければ |
| Tara conditional | 罪に陥ったら | 罪に陥らなかったら |
fall into sin; slide into wrongdoing
A literary or religious expression for succumbing to moral transgression. Not used in casual conversation; appears in sermons, classical texts, or moralistic writing.
誘惑に負けて罪に陥るな。
Do not give in to temptation and fall into sin.
罪を犯す is the common, neutral way to say 'commit a crime/sin'. 罪に陥る is more literary and emphasizes the process of falling into a sinful state.
A fixed phrase composed of 罪 (sin, crime) + に (particle) + 陥る (to fall into). The verb 陥る itself carries a sense of sinking into an undesirable state.