Japanese

おちいる
Meaning: to fall into, to sink into (a bad state)
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 陥る 陥らない
Polite 陥ります 陥りません
Past 陥った 陥らなかった
Polite + Past 陥りました 陥りませんでした
Te-form 陥って 陥らなくて
Potential 陥れる 陥れない
Passive 陥られる 陥られない
Causative 陥らせる 陥らせない
Causative + Passive 陥らされる 陥らされない
Imperative 陥れ 陥るな

Example sentences

会社は深刻な経営危機に陥っている
The company has fallen into a serious management crisis.
地震の直後、街は大きな混乱に陥った。
Immediately after the earthquake, the city fell into great confusion.
地震が起きて、人々はパニックに陥った。
An earthquake occurred, and people fell into a panic.
深夜の住宅街に突如として凄まじい爆発音が響き渡り、住民たちはパニックに陥った。
A tremendous explosion echoed through the residential area late at night, and the residents fell into a panic.
失敗して自己嫌悪に陥った。
I fell into self-loathing after failing.

Usage Notes

Commonly used for falling into negative situations or states.

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