折る
おる · oru
To break, to fracture, to break off, to snap off, to pick (e.g. flowers)
- to fold, to bend
- to make (origami)
- to interrupt, to end
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Conjugation
| Polite (ます形) | 折りますおります |
| Polite negative (ません) | 折りませんおりません |
| Polite past (ました) | 折りましたおりました |
| Polite past negative (ませんでした) | 折りませんでしたおりませんでした |
| Let us ~ (ましょう) | 折りましょうおりましょう |
| Masu-stem (連用形) | 折りおり |
| Want to ~ (たい形) | 折りたいおりたい |
| While ~ing (ながら) | 折りながらおりながら |
| Te-form (て形) | 折っておって |
| Plain past (た形) | 折ったおった |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 折ったらおったら |
| Progressive (ている形) | 折っているおっている |
| Plain negative (ない形) | 折らないおらない |
| Plain past negative (なかった形) | 折らなかったおらなかった |
| Negative te-form (なくて) | 折らなくておらなくて |
| Potential (可能形) | 折れるおれる |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 折ればおれば |
| Imperative (命令形) | 折れおれ |
| Volitional (意向形) | 折ろうおろう |
| Passive (受身形) | 折られるおられる |
| Causative (使役形) | 折らせるおらせる |
| Causative-passive (使役受身形) | 折らされるおらされる |
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What does 折る mean?
To break, to fracture, to break off, to snap off, to pick (e.g. flowers). It can also mean: to fold, to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt, to end.
How do you pronounce 折る?
おる (oru). Pitch accent: atamadaka — high first, then falls. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 折る?
JLPT N4 — upper beginner. See the JLPT N4 guide.
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