破れる|やぶれるyabureru[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Definitions
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto get torn; to tear; to rip; to break; to wear out
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse; to fall into ruin
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 破れる（やぶれる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 破れます（やぶれます） |
| Negative (nai) | 破れない（やぶれない） |
| polite (masen) | 破れません（やぶれません） |
| classical zu / nu | 破れず・破れぬ（やぶれず・やぶれぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 破れた（やぶれた） |
| polite (mashita) | 破れました（やぶれました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 破れなかった（やぶれなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 破れませんでした（やぶれませんでした） |
| Te form | 破れて（やぶれて） |
| Potential | 破れられる（やぶれられる） |
| Passive | 破れられる（やぶれられる） |
| Causative | 破れさせる（やぶれさせる） |
| Causative passive | 破れさせられる（やぶれさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 破れれば（やぶれれば） |
| tara | 破れたら（やぶれたら） |
| Volitional | 破れよう（やぶれよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 破れましょう（やぶれましょう） |
| Imperative | 破れろ（やぶれろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Transitive / intransitive pair
ズボンが破れる
破れる emphasizes the event or resulting state, as in ズボンが破れる; 破る foregrounds the agent acting on something, as in ひざの部分を破る.
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Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym壊れるこわれるNeutralFor hard objects breaking, machines failing, or relationships, atmosphere, and plans falling apart; 「破れる」 is mainly paper or cloth, with talks and dreams as extensions.
- SynonymきれるNeutralFor threads and ropes snapping, and for someone losing their temper; 「破れる」 is about tearing.
- Synonym破けるやぶけるCasualColloquial word for paper or cloth getting torn; 「破れる」 is the more formal choice, and also covers dashed dreams and failures.
- Related崩れるくずれるNeutralFor things collapsing, crumbling, losing their shape, or weather turning bad; 「破れる」 is about tearing and damage.
- Related砕けるくだけるNeutralFor things shattering into pieces, and for people dropping their formality; 「破れる」 centers on tearing.
- Related破壊はかいNeutralA noun for destroying or wrecking things or systems, leaning toward the act of causing damage; 「破れる」 is an intransitive verb for something ending up torn.
- Related損壊そんかいWrittenWritten-style word for damage to buildings and the like; 「破れる」 is about cloth and paper tearing.
- Related潰れるつぶれるNeutralFor things being crushed or squashed, and companies going bankrupt; 「破れる」 is about tearing.
- Related壊れるこわれるNeutralFor hard objects breaking, machines failing, or relationships, atmosphere, and plans falling apart; 「破れる」 is mainly paper or cloth, with talks and dreams as extensions.
- Related割れるわれるNeutralFor glass and dishes shattering, or opinions splitting; 「破れる」 is about tearing.
- Related折れるおれるNeutralFor long thin things snapping in two, and for giving in; 「破れる」 is about tearing.
- Related破損はそんWrittenA written-style noun for damage or breakage; 「破れる」 is a verb.
- Related自壊じかいWrittenWritten word for something collapsing from within, without outside force; 「破れる」 covers cloth and paper tearing, and broken talks or dreams.
- Related張り裂けるはりさけるNeutralTo burst open from pressure within, or for a heart breaking with grief, as in 「胸が張り裂ける」; strongly emotional.
- Antonym繕うつくろうNeutralTo mend or patch up what is torn or broken — the opposite of 「破れる」.
- Antonym直るなおるNeutralFor something getting mended or back to normal — the opposite of 「破れる」 leaving things damaged.
Use 「破れる」 for paper or cloth tearing and, by extension, for talks or dreams falling apart. In casual speech say 「破ける」; for broken machines and objects say 「壊れる」, for shattering glass 「割れる」, for companies going under 「潰れる」. To mend what is torn, use 「繕う」.
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Japanese definitions
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English equivalents
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