Japanese

やぶる
Meaning: to tear; to break; to defeat
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 破る 破らない
Polite 破ります 破りません
Past 破った 破らなかった
Polite + Past 破りました 破りませんでした
Te-form 破って 破らなくて
Potential 破れる 破れない
Passive 破られる 破られない
Causative 破らせる 破らせない
Causative + Passive 破らされる 破らされない
Imperative 破れ 破るな

Handwriting

破
る

Example sentences

He broke the world record.
彼はいつも自分の勝手な都合で約束を破る。
He always breaks promises for his own selfish convenience.
彼は一度も約束を破ったことがない。
He has never broken a promise even once.
彼は世界記録を破った
He broke the world record.
彼は沈黙を破るように、一度小さく咳払いをした。
He cleared his throat once softly, as if to break the silence.
彼は自分の殻を破って成長した。
He grew by breaking out of his shell.
彼は沈黙を破るために、私に最近の趣味について話を振ってきた。
To break the silence, he brought up a topic about my recent hobbies.
規則を破った者は厳重に処罰される。
Those who break the rules will be severely punished.
平穏な日常が突如として破られた。
Peaceful daily life was suddenly shattered.
村の掟を破る者は追放される。
Those who break the rules of the village are banished.

Usage Notes

Used for physical tearing of paper, breaking promises or records, and defeating opponents.

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