へたる

Japanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [he̞ta̠ɾɯ̟]

Verb

へたる • (hetaru) godan (stem へたり (hetari), past へたった (hetatta))

1. to fall on one's backside
2. to become exhausted; to lose vitality
3. (of an apparatus) to fall into poor health; to lose functionality

Conjugation

Conjugation of "へたる" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	へたら	hetara
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	へたり	hetari
Shūshikei ("terminal")	へたる	hetaru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	へたる	hetaru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	へたれ	hetare
Meireikei ("imperative")	へたれ	hetare
Key constructions
Passive	へたられる	hetarareru
Causative	へたらせる へたらす	hetaraseru hetarasu
Potential	へたれる	hetareru
Volitional	へたろう	hetarō
Negative	へたらない	hetaranai
Negative continuative	へたらず	hetarazu
Formal	へたります	hetarimasu
Perfective	へたった	hetatta
Conjunctive	へたって	hetatte
Hypothetical conditional	へたれば	hetareba

Synonyms

• (to fall on one's backside): 尻餅(しりもち)をつく (shirimochi o tsuku)
• (to become exhausted): 疲(つか)れる (tsukareru)