(しお)れる

しおれる
verb (ichidan)
to wilt; to droop; to be dejected
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present(しお)れる(しお)れない
Present polite(しお)れます(しお)れません
Past(しお)れた(しお)れなかった
Past polite(しお)れました(しお)れませんでした
て form(しお)れて(しお)れなくて
ている present(しお)れている(しお)れていない
ている polite(しお)れています(しお)れていません
ている past(しお)れていた(しお)れていなかった
ている past polite(しお)れていました(しお)れていませんでした
Conditional ば(しお)れれば(しお)れなければ
Conditional たら(しお)れたら(しお)れなかったら
Volitional(しお)れよう
Volitional polite(しお)れましょう
Potential(しお)れられる(しお)れられない
Passive(しお)れられる(しお)れられない
Causative(しお)れさせる(しお)れさせない
Imperative(しお)れろ(しお)れるな
1. to wilt; to droop
When plants or flowers lose their freshness and become limp, often due to lack of water.
The flowers wilted from the heat.
After watering, the wilted leaves perked up.
The lettuce I bought had gone limp in the refrigerator.
2. to be dejected; to be dispirited
Figuratively, when a person loses energy or becomes depressed.
He's dejected after the failure.
The children were dispirited after being scolded.
After losing the match, the team that had been so energetic became completely dejected.

(しお)れる is an intransitive verb (自動詞(じどうし)). There is no common transitive pair.

ASPECT (ている):
(しお)れている indicates an ongoing or resulting state of being wilted or dejected.

(しお)れる VS ()れる:

  • (しお)れる describes a temporary, often reversible state of drooping or wilting
  • ()れる describes permanent death or drying up of plants
  • A flower that (しお)れる may recover with water, but one that ()れる is dead

COMMON PATTERNS:

FIGURATIVE USE:
When used for people, (しお)れる describes a deflated, dejected emotional state, similar to a wilting plant.