Vocab Info
N4 る-Verb
折れる
to break, to be broken, to snap, to fracture, to be folded, to give in, to back down, to yield, to submit, to turn (a corner)
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Pitch Accent
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Word Type
る-Verb
単語の書類
一段動詞
Examples
落雷で近所の木の幹が折れたそうだ。
A lightning strike snapped the trunk of a tree in the neighborhood.
- N4
彼はとても頑固なので折れる事はないでしょう。
He is very stubborn and will not fold.
- N4
転んだ時に前歯を地面にぶつけてしまい、二本も歯が折れてしまった。
When I fell, I hit my front teeth on the ground and unfortunately broke two of them.
- N4
道案内をする「ガソリンスタンドへ行くには次の交差点を右に折れて下さい。」
Giving directions: 'To get to the gas station, turn right at the next intersection.'
- N3
筆圧が強すぎて、さっき削ったばかりの鉛筆の芯がすぐに折れてしまいました。
My writing pressure was so strong that the lead of the pencil I had just sharpened broke immediately.
- N3
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