倒れる
たおれる
to collapse, to break down
Taoreru (倒れる) is an ichidan verb meaning "to collapse, to break down". Its polite form is 倒れます (taoremasu), its te form is 倒れて (taorete), its past form is 倒れた (taoreta), and its negative form is 倒れない (taorenai).
Ichidan verbJLPT N4
Taoreru (倒れる) conjugation quick reference
倒れる means "to collapse, to break down". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.
Taoreru example sentences
木が倒れました。
The tree fell down.
父は病気で倒れました。
My father collapsed from illness.
先生は倒れませんでした。
The teacher did not collapse.
How to use Taoreru: grammar notes
•倒れる is usually used with the particle が to show what is collapsing—for example, 木が倒れました (The tree fell down).
•Be careful not to confuse 倒れる (to collapse on its own) with 倒す (to knock something over)—倒れる is for when something falls by itself.
•You can use 倒れる with に to show where something or someone collapsed—for example, 道に倒れました (collapsed on the road).
•JLPT N4 level
Common phrases with Taoreru
熱で倒れる（ねつでたおれる）
Collapse from a fever
道で倒れる（みちでたおれる）
Collapse on the street
疲れて倒れる（つかれてたおれる）
Collapse from exhaustion
Taoreru (倒れる) conjugation table
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forms | ||
| Dictionary Form | 倒れる | taoreru |
| Masu Form | 倒れます | taoremasu |
| Te Form | 倒れて | taorete |
| Past Form | 倒れた | taoreta |
| Negative Form | 倒れない | taorenai |
| Past Negative | 倒れなかった | taorenakatta |
| Polite Forms | ||
| Polite Present | 倒れます | taoremasu |
| Polite Past | 倒れました | taoremashita |
| Polite Negative | 倒れません | taoremasen |
| Polite Past Negative | 倒れませんでした | taoremasendeshita |
| Advanced Forms | ||
| Potential Form | 倒れられる | taorerareru |
| Passive Form | 倒れられる | taorerareru |
| Causative Form | 倒れさせる | taoresaseru |
| Causative Passive | 倒れさせられる | taoresaserareru |
| Volitional Form | 倒れよう | taoreyou |
| Imperative Form | 倒れろ | taorero |
| Conditional Forms | ||
| Conditional (ば) | 倒れれば | taorereba |
| Conditional (たら) | 倒れたら | taoretara |
| Other Forms | ||
| Progressive Form | 倒れている | taoreteiru |
| Desire (たい) | 倒れたい | taoretai |
| Prohibition | 倒れるな | taoreruna |