落おちぶれる

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落ちぶれる · ichidan verb

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	落おちぶれる	落おちぶれない
Polite	落おちぶれます	落おちぶれません
Past polite	落おちぶれました	落おちぶれませんでした
Past	落おちぶれた	落おちぶれなかった
Te-form	落おちぶれて	落おちぶれないで
Desire	落おちぶれたい	落おちぶれたくない
Potential	落おちぶれられるalso 落おちぶれれる	落おちぶれられないalso 落おちぶれれない
Passive	落おちぶれられる	落おちぶれられない
Causative	落おちぶれさせる	落おちぶれさせない
Causative passive	落おちぶれさせられる	落おちぶれさせられない
Volitional	落おちぶれよう
Polite volitional	落おちぶれましょう
Imperative	落おちぶれろ	落おちぶれるな
Conditional	落おちぶれれば	落おちぶれなければ
Tara conditional	落おちぶれたら	落おちぶれなかったら

Meanings

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

fall into decline; come down in the world; be ruined

Describes a person or family losing wealth, status, or prosperity and ending up in a miserable state. Often implies a dramatic fall from a previously good position.

彼かれはギャンブルで落おちぶれてしまった。
He fell into ruin because of gambling.
あの名めい家かも今いまではすっかり落おちぶれた。
That once distinguished family has now completely come down in the world.

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Kanji

落fall, drop, come down
零zero, spill, overflow
魄soul, spirit

Don't confuse with

落おちこぼれN1
落ちぶれる means to fall into ruin or poverty in one's life circumstances, distinct from 落ちこぼれ which specifically refers to falling behind within a group like a school class.

Written forms

落おちぶれるUsage85%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
おちぶれるUsage13%
零落おちぶれるUsage1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; learners are unlikely to encounter it.
落魄おちぶれる
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; learners are unlikely to encounter it.

Etymology

Compound of 落ち (continuative form of 落ちる, 'to fall') + ぶれる (suffix meaning 'to become' or 'to turn into', possibly related to 振れる). The exact derivation of ぶれる is uncertain.