Present and future
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI break | ||
| NegativeI don’t break |
JAPANESE VERB
おれる
折れる
to break, to be broken
- #455 most used
- Ichidan verb (ru-verb)
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
finished actions
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI broke | ||
| NegativeI didn’t break |
Te-form
て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| て-formbreaking, and… | ||
| Doing now (て います)I am breaking | ||
| Please (て ください)please break |
Potential
可能形 · “can”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI can break | ||
| NegativeI can’t break |
Want to
たい形 · “want to”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI want to break | ||
| NegativeI don’t want to break |
Volitional
意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Let’slet’s break |
Conditional
条件形 · “if” and “when”
- If (ば) if I break
- If, when (たら) if I break
Commands and requests
命令形 · from gentle to blunt
- Do it (なさい) break (do it)
- Plain command break!
- Please don’t please don’t break
Passive and causative
受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| PassiveI am broken | ||
| CausativeI make someone break |
How to use おれる
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present and future
この えだ は かんたん に おれます。
This branch breaks easily.
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Past
かぜ で かさ が おれた。
My umbrella broke in the wind.
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Te-form
えんぴつ の さき が おれて います。
The pencil tip is broken.
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Potential
この はし は おれられる ほど よわく ない。
These chopsticks aren't so weak that they could snap.
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Want to
おれたい ほね は ない から、 き を つけて。
No bone wants to break, so be careful.
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Volitional
えだ が おれよう と、 き は だいじょうぶ です。
Even if a branch breaks, the tree will be fine.
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Conditional
ほね が おれたら、 すぐ びょういん です。
If a bone breaks, it's straight to the hospital.
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Commands and requests
おれるな よ、 わたし の かさ！
Don't break on me, my umbrella!
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Passive and causative
つよい かぜ が き の えだ を おれさせました。
The strong wind made the tree's branches snap.
Good to know
- おれる is when something long snaps by itself; おる is when you snap or fold it: ほね が おれた, かみ を おる.
Where you hear おれる
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Japanese · Beginner Level 2
- この えんぴつ の しん は、 すぐ おれます。 The lead in this pencil breaks easily.
- えんぴつ の しん が おれました。 The pencil lead broke.
- そんな に まげる と、 おれます よ。 If you bend it that much, it'll break.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: ichidan verb (ru-verb).