倒れる (Taoreru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to fall (over, down), to collapse, to take a fall, to topple”.
Meanings
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto fall (over, down); to collapse; to take a fall; to topple
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to cave in; to crumble; to give away
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to break down (e.g. from overwork)
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto die; to be killedocc. written as 斃れる, 仆れる
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto go bankrupt (of a company, bank, etc.); to fail; to collapse; to go under
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be defeated (in a game); to lose
Examples
木が倒れた。
The tree fell down.
彼は床に倒れた。
He fell down on the floor.
貧血で倒れました。
I collapsed from anemia.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).