Japanese

れる

われる
Meaning: to break; to smash; to be divided (opinions)
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

割
れ
る

Example sentences

I carelessly broke a precious plate.
床に割れた皿の欠片が散らばっている。
Fragments of the broken plate are scattered on the floor.
皿が割れて、破片が床に飛び散った。
The plate broke and the fragments scattered across the floor.
割れた茶碗を接着剤でくっつけた。
I stuck the broken bowl back together with glue.
爆発の衝撃波で窓ガラスが割れた。
The window glass shattered from the shock wave of the explosion.
スマートフォンの液晶画面が割れてしまった
The smartphone's LCD screen cracked.
熟した柘榴の実が割れた。
The ripe pomegranate fruit cracked open.
風船が膨脹して割れた
The balloon expanded and burst.
グラスが床に落ちてこなごなに割れた。
The glass hit the floor and shattered into pieces.
彼は割れたグラスの破片を注意深く拾い上げた。
He carefully picked up the shards of the broken glass.

Usage Notes

Intransitive verb used when something brittle (like glass or ceramics) breaks into pieces. It can also refer to opinions being divided.

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