折ります（おります、orimasu）
- to fold
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折ります (おります, romaji: orimasu) means "to fold" in Japanese. It is a N4 Low-level Verb (group 1) word.
| Meaning: | to fold |
| Level: | N4 Low |
| Lexical Category: | Verb (group 1) (五段動詞) |
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Verb Conjugation
Basic Conjugation
Romaji：orimasu
Hiragana：おります
Polite-form (ます形) | おります折ります。fold. |
Dict-form (辞書形) | 折るfold |
Connect-form (て形) | 折って + <Verb> |
Not-form (ない形) | 折らないnot fold |
Advanced Conjugation
Past-form (た形) | 折ったfolded |
Terminal-form (終止形) | 折る。fold. |
If-form (仮定形) | 折ればif fold |
Let's-form (意志形) | 折ろう !let's fold |
Command-form (命令形) | 折れ !fold ! |
AI Explanation
The Japanese verb 折ります (おります) primarily means "to fold" or "to break" something. The specific meaning depends on the context. It can refer to bending something, usually along a line or crease, or it can describe the act of snapping or breaking something into pieces. The nuance of the meaning shifts depending on the object being acted upon.
⚫︎紙を折ります。 Translation: I fold the paper. ⚫︎枝を折ります。 Translation: I break the branch. ⚫︎手紙を折ります。 Translation: I fold the letter.
⚫︎This verb is a polite form of the verb 折る (oru). It is used when speaking to someone of higher status, or in situations that require a polite register. ⚫︎You'd use 折ります (おります) when you want to be respectful, for example, when speaking to a customer, a senior colleague, or someone you don't know very well. ⚫︎Use it to describe the action of folding paper, clothes, origami, or breaking objects like sticks or branches. The specific meaning hinges on the context and the direct object.
⚫︎The verb 折ります (おります) is written in hiragana as おります. ⚫︎The base form, 折る (oru), uses the kanji 折. Therefore, 折ります (おります) can be written as 折ります. ⚫︎The okurigana is "ります" (rimasu)
⚫︎For "fold": 畳む (tatamu) - to fold (clothes, etc.) ⚫︎For "break": 割る (waru) - to break (something fragile), 壊す (kowasu) - to break/destroy. ⚫︎For "break" a bone: 骨を折る (hone o oru) - to break a bone. ⚫︎曲げる (mageru) - to bend.
⚫︎For "fold": 広げる (hirogeru) - to unfold, spread out. ⚫︎For "break": 直す (naosu) - to repair, fix, 繋ぐ (tsunagu) - to connect, join.
手紙を三つに折ります。 ・Translation: I fold the letter into three. ・Explanation: This sentence describes the action of folding a letter.
風が強くて、木の枝を折ってしまいました。 ・Translation: The wind was strong and broke the tree branch. ・Explanation: This sentence indicates an instance of a branch being broken due to strong wind.
⚫︎The kanji 折 has various meanings, including "to fold," "to break," or "to bend." ⚫︎The verb 折る (oru) originates from this kanji and represents the act of causing a change in the form or structure of an object, either through folding or breaking.