Japanese

れる

おとしいれる
Meaning: to entrap; to trap; to frame
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

陥
れ
る

Example sentences

He tried to trap his rival in a snare.
その凶暴な熊は村人たちを恐怖に陥れた。
The ferocious bear terrified the villagers.
彼は狡猾な手段を使って、競争相手を陥れた。
He used cunning means to entrap his competitor.
彼は国を混乱に陥れた乱臣賊子として歴史に名を残した。
He left his name in history as a traitor who plunged the country into chaos.
彼は反間苦肉の計を用いて、敵陣営を混乱に陥れた。
He used a complex strategy of deception to throw the enemy camp into confusion.
根も葉もない噂を流して他人を陥れるのは、まさに含沙射影の振る舞いだ。
Entrapping others by spreading groundless rumors is truly an insidious behavior.

Usage Notes

Used when someone is deliberately placed in a difficult or criminal situation through trickery.

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