潰れる
tsubureru
Description
「潰れる」は、物が押されて形がこわれたり、会社やお店が続けられなくなったりする時に使います。
"潰れる" is used when something is pressed and its shape is broken, or when a company or shop can no longer continue.
人がとても疲れたり、お酒を飲みすぎたりした時にも使うことがあります。
It can also be used when a person is very tired or has drunk too much alcohol.
Meanings
潰れるtsubureru
to be crushed, smashed, or flattened
かばんの中で卵が潰れた。
The egg got crushed inside the bag.
潰れるtsubureru
to go bankrupt; to collapse (business)
あの会社は去年潰れた。
That company went bankrupt last year.
潰れるtsubureru
to be wasted (time); to be dead drunk
急な仕事で休みが潰れた。
My day off was ruined by sudden work.
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Notes
- Nuance
潰れる is intransitive (happens by itself); 潰す is the transitive 'to crush/waste'.
- Etymology
from 潰す, meaning to smash flat; extended to businesses failing and time being wasted.
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