つぶれる

潰れる

to be crushed; to be squashed; to be smashed; to be destroyed; to be broken; to collapse

N5Common wordIchidan verb
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
to be crushedto be squashedto be smashedto be destroyedto be brokento collapse
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
to go bankruptto go underto failto collapse
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
to be ruined (of a plan)to be cancelledto collapse (e.g. of a project)to fall throughto blow up
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)to cease functioning
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
to be taken up (of one's time)to be lostto be wasted
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
to be missed (of a chance)to be lost
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
to be lost (of face, composure, etc.)to broken down (e.g. of one's courage)to be broken (of one's heart)
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
to be worn down (of a pen nib, saw teeth, etc.)to wear awayto become dull
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
to get dead drunk

Conjugations

Present辞書形
潰れる(つぶれる)
Negativeない形
潰れない(つぶれない)
Pastた形
潰れた(つぶれた)
Past Negativeなかった形
潰れなかった(つぶれなかった)
Te-formて形
潰れて(つぶれて)

Example Sentences

雪の重さで(いえ)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.

(かれ)(いえ)は今にもつぶれそうなしろものだ。

His house is a tumbledown affair.

戦争の勃発で(かれら)らの計画は完全につぶれた。

Their plans blew up when the war broke out.

父が亡くなって(わたし)の留学計画は完全につぶれた。

My plan to study abroad went by the board when my father died.