(たお)れる

たおれる
verb (ichidan)
to collapse, to fall down
1. to fall down, to collapse
For a standing person or object to fall over. The intransitive form.
()(たお)れた。
The tree fell down.
The tree fell down in the strong wind.
Several old buildings collapsed in the earthquake.
2. to collapse (from exhaustion/illness)
To fall down due to illness, exhaustion, or overwork.
過労(かろう)(たお)れた。
I collapsed from overwork.
(ちち)病気(びょうき)(たお)れました。
My father collapsed from illness.
He collapsed from overwork and was hospitalized for a week.
3. to fall, to be overthrown
For a government, organization, or system to collapse or fail.
政権(せいけん)(たお)れた。
The government fell.
その会社(かいしゃ)不景気(ふけいき)(たお)れた。
The company went under due to the recession.
The long-standing government finally fell, and a new era began.

TRANSITIVITY: 自動詞(じどうし) (intransitive). Pair: (たお)す (transitive, to knock down). Pattern: Xが(たお)れる (X falls down).

ASPECT: ている indicates resulting state. (たお)れている = 'is lying fallen' or 'has collapsed.'

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • ()(たお)れる (tree falls)
  • 病気(びょうき)(たお)れる (collapse from illness)
  • 過労(かろう)(たお)れる (collapse from overwork)
  • 政府(せいふ)(たお)れる (government falls)
  • ばったり(たお)れる (fall down suddenly)

CONTRAST:

  • (たお)れる (intransitive): X falls/collapses
  • (たお)す (transitive): (someone) knocks X down