たおれる
taoreru

Ichidan Verb

1. to fall (over, down); to collapse; to take a fall; to topple

Intransitive
かれ よこにばったり たおれた。
karewa yokoni battari taoreta.
He fell flat on the floor.
Ichidan Verb

2. to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to cave in; to crumble; to give away

Intransitive
かれ過労 かろう たおれた。
karewa karōde taoreta.
My father fell ill because he worked too hard.
Ichidan Verb

3. to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to break down (e.g. from overwork)

Intransitive
かれはいまを りにと とき たおれた。
karewa imao morinito iu tokini taoreta.
He was cut down in his prime.
Ichidan Verb

4. to die; to be killed

Intransitive
Ichidan Verb

5. to go bankrupt (of a company, bank, etc.); to fail; to collapse; to go under

Intransitive
Ichidan Verb

6. to be defeated (in a game); to lose

Intransitive
内閣 ないかく たおれるだろうということだ。
naikakuwa taorerudarōto iu kotoda.
They say that the cabinet will fall.
Ichidan Verb

7. to fall (of a government, dictator, etc.); to be overthrown

Intransitive
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