崩れる

くずれる
kuzureru

to collapse, to crumble

Alsoto lose shape, to break down

What does 崩れる mean?

崩れる is a Japanese verb meaning “to collapse” or “to crumble” in English. It can also be translated as “to lose shape” or “to break down” depending on context. It is written as 崩れる in kanji, くずれる in hiragana, and kuzureru in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentences

本の山が今にも崩れそうだ。

That pile of books looks like it's about to collapse.

天気が崩れてきた。

The weather's taking a turn for the worse.

Conjugation of 崩れる

AffirmativeNegative
Plain崩れるくずれる崩れないくずれない
Plain past崩れたくずれた崩れなかったくずれなかった
Polite崩れますくずれます崩れませんくずれません
Polite past崩れましたくずれました崩れませんでしたくずれませんでした

Other forms

Te-form崩れてくずれて
Potential崩れられるくずれられる
Passive崩れられるくずれられる
Volitional崩れようくずれよう
Causative崩れさせるくずれさせる
Conditional崩れればくずれれば

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Transitive partner

崩れる (it happens by itself)·崩す (someone does it)

崩れる describes something happening by itself. 崩す describes someone doing it to something. Japanese keeps these apart where English often uses one verb for both.

Words sharing kanji with 崩れる

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