JLPT N4 · Verb

折れる (oreru)

折れる (おれる, oreru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to break; to be broken”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
おれる
Romaji
oreru
Word class
Ichidan verb (る-verb)
Level
JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. to break; to be broken; to snap; to fracture · ichidan verb, intransitive
  2. to be folded · ichidan verb, intransitive
  3. to give in; to back down; to yield; to submit · ichidan verb, intransitive
  4. to turn (a corner) · ichidan verb, intransitive

Example sentences

医者は彼の折れた足をついだ。
The doctor set his broken leg.
ついにバス会社が折れた。
At last, the bus company gave in.

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 折れる

Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

FormJapaneseReading
Dictionary折れるおれる oreru
Polite (~masu)折れますおれます oremasu
Negative折れないおれない orenai
Polite negative折れませんおれません oremasen
Past折れたおれた oreta
Polite past折れましたおれました oremashita
Negative past折れなかったおれなかった orenakatta
Te-form折れておれて orete
Potential折れられるおれられる orerareru
Passive折れられるおれられる orerareru
Causative折れさせるおれさせる oresaseru
Volitional折れようおれよう oreyou
Imperative折れろおれろ orero
Conditional (~ba)折れればおれれば orereba

Kanji in 折れる

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 折れる.

折るおるto break骨折こっせつbone fracture折角せっかくwith trouble折おりopportunity時折ときおりsometimes屈折くっせつbending折衷せっちゅうcompromise折り返すおりかえすto turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.)

Source: JMdict entry 1385920 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.