Japanese

れる

つぶれる
Meaning: to be crushed; to collapse; to go bankrupt; to be ruined
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 潰れる 潰れない
Polite 潰れます 潰れません
Past 潰れた 潰れなかった
Polite + Past 潰れました 潰れませんでした
Te-form 潰れて 潰れなくて
Potential 潰れられる 潰れられない
Passive 潰れられる 潰れられない
Causative 潰れさせる 潰れさせない
Imperative 潰れろ 潰れるな

Handwriting

潰
れ
る

Example

Due to the recession, many small shops went out of business.

Usage Notes

Used for physical objects being flattened, businesses failing, or losing one's face/reputation.

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