Japanese

れる

こわれる
Meaning: to break; to be broken; to malfunction
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 壊れる 壊れない
Polite 壊れます 壊れません
Past 壊れた 壊れなかった
Polite + Past 壊れました 壊れませんでした
Te-form 壊れて 壊れなくて
Potential 壊れられる 壊れられない
Passive 壊れられる 壊れられない
Causative 壊れさせる 壊れさせない
Imperative 壊れろ 壊れるな

Handwriting

壊
れ
る

Example sentences

This watch broke when I dropped it.
壊れた時計を直してもらった。
I had the broken watch fixed.
安物を買ってすぐに壊れるのは、結局、そんだ。
Buying cheap things and having them break immediately is a loss in the end.
パソコンが壊れたので修理に出した。
Since my computer broke, I sent it in for repair.
壊れた時計をなおす。
I will fix the broken watch.
壊れた時計が直った。
The broken clock was fixed.
壊れた時計を分解して修理を試みた。
I disassembled the broken watch and tried to repair it.
壊れた部品を新しいものと交換した。
Replaced the broken part with a new one.
自転車の車輪が壊れてしまった。
The bicycle wheel has broken.
ヘッドホンのジャックが壊れてしまった。
The headphone jack is broken.

Usage Notes

Used for things breaking physically, machines malfunctioning, or plans failing.

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