Vocab Info

N4 Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

()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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    1. Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

      1.

      to break, to be broken, to snap, to fracture

    2. Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

      2.

      to be folded

    3. Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

      3.

      to give in, to back down, to yield, to submit

    4. Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

      4.

      to turn (a corner)

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    折れる 【おれる】

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    Examples

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      落雷(らくらい)近所(きんじょ)()(みき)()たそうだ。

      A lightning strike snapped the trunk of a tree in the neighborhood.

      • N4

      (かれ)はとても頑固(がんこ)なので()れる(こと)はないでしょう。

      He is very stubborn and will not fold.

      • N4

      (ころ)んだ(とき)前歯(まえば)地面(じめん)にぶつけてしまい、()(ほん)()()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(みちあんない)をする:「ガソリンスタンドへ()くには(つぎ)交差点(こうさてん)(みぎ)()れて(くだ)さい。」

      Giving directions: 'To get to the gas station, turn right at the next intersection.'

      • N3

      筆圧(ひつあつ)(つよ)すぎて、さっき(けず)ったばかりの鉛筆(えんぴつ)(しん)がすぐに()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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