What does 崩れる mean?
崩れる is a Japanese verb meaning “to collapse, to crumble” in English. It can also be translated as “to get out of shape, to break down, to crash (stock market)” 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
本の山は今にも崩れそうに見える。
Those books look as if they're going to topple over any minute.
そのバス停で人々は整列して待っていたが、バスが止まるとすぐにその列は崩れた。
At the bus stop, people waited in orderly lines, but as soon as the bus pulled up, the line broke up.
千円札くずれますか。
Can you break a 1000 yen bill?
Conjugation of 崩れる
| Affirmative | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
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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.