潰れる (Tsubureru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to be crushed, to be squashed, to be smashed, to be destroyed”.
Meanings
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be crushed; to be squashed; to be smashed; to be destroyed; to be broken; to collapse
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto go bankrupt; to go under; to fail; to collapse
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to collapse (e.g. of a project); to fall through; to blow up
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.); to cease functioning
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be taken up (of one's time); to be lost; to be wasted
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be missed (of a chance); to be lost
Examples
雪の重さで家がつぶれた。
The house collapsed under the weight of snow.
たぶんその内閣はつぶれるでしょう。
In all probability, the cabinet will fall.
彼の家は今にもつぶれそうなしろものだ。
His house is a tumbledown affair.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).