くたばる (Kutabaru) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to kick the bucket, to drop dead, to die, to croak”.

Meanings

  1. godan verb, intransitive verbto kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to croak
  2. godan verb, intransitive verbto be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered

Examples

  • He has more lives than a cat.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).