潰つぶれる

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

go bankrupt; go under; fail

Used for businesses, organizations, or financial ventures that cease to exist.

• 不ふ景けい気きで小ちいさな会かい社しゃが次つぎ々つぎと潰つぶれた。

  Small companies went bankrupt one after another due to the recession.

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

fall through; be ruined; be cancelled

For plans, projects, or events that fail to materialize or are called off.

• 雨あめでピクニックの予よ定ていが潰つぶれた。

  Our picnic plans fell through because of the rain.

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

be lost; cease functioning

For bodily functions or senses that stop working, such as voice, eyesight, or smell.

• 風邪かぜで声こえが潰つぶれた。

  I lost my voice due to a cold.

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

be taken up; be wasted; be lost

For time or opportunities that are consumed or wasted, often with a nuance of being 'eaten up'.

• 渋じゅう滞たいで時じ間かんが潰つぶれた。

  Time was wasted in the traffic jam.

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

be missed; be lost

For chances or opportunities that slip away.

• うっかりしていて、せっかくのチャンスが潰つぶれた。

  I wasn't paying attention and missed a great opportunity.

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

be lost; break down; be broken

For intangible things like face, composure, courage, or heart; often in set phrases like 顔が潰れる (lose face) or 心が潰れる (heartbreak).

• みんなの前まえで失しっ敗ぱいして、顔かおが潰つぶれる思おもいだった。

  I felt like I lost face after failing in front of everyone.

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

be worn down; wear away; become dull

For tools or parts that lose their edge or shape through use, such as pen nibs, saw teeth, or blades.

• 長ながく使つかっていると、のこぎりの歯はが潰つぶれてしまう。

  If you use it for a long time, the saw teeth will wear down.

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

get dead drunk

Colloquial; often used in compound verbs like 飲み潰れる. Implies drinking to the point of passing out or being unable to function.

See also: 飲みつぶれる

• 昨さく夜やは飲のみすぎて、完かん全ぜんに潰つぶれた。

  I drank too much last night and got completely wasted.