Japanese Dictionary
Meaning of 折れる in Japanese
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折れるJLPT 4
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Kana Readingおれる
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Romajioreru
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
- Meaning
- to break; to be broken; to snap; to fracture
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to be folded
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to give in; to back down; to yield; to submit
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to turn (a corner)
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Examples of 折れる, おれる in a sentence
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彼は彼女に車を運転させるつもりはなかったのだが、彼女があまりにせがむものだから、彼の方がとうとう折れた。
He didn't intend to let her drive but she pestered him so much that he finally gave in.
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It was real hard work.
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She would not give in to her husband.
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They'll give in to us some day.
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It's no use pleading because they'll never give in.
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He got a broken jaw and lost some teeth.
Verb Conjugations
Non-Past
- Plain
- 折れる
- Plain Polite
- 折れます
- Negative
- 折れない
- Negative Polite
- 折れません
Past
- Plain
- 折れた
- Plain Polite
- 折れました
- Negative
- 折れなかった
- Negative Polite
- 折れませんでした
Te
- Plain
- 折れて
- Plain Polite
- 折れまして
- Negative
- --
- Negative Polite
- --
Passive
- Plain
- 折れられる
- Plain Polite
- 折れられます
- Negative
- 折れられない
- Negative Polite
- 折れられません
Related Kanji
折
JLPT 3
7 strokes
fold, break, fracture, bend, yield, submit
On'Yomi: セツ
Kun'Yomi: お.る, おり, お.り, -お.り, お.れる