Japanese

やぶる
Meaning: to defeat
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 敗る 敗らない
Polite 敗ります 敗りません
Past 敗った 敗らなかった
Polite + Past 敗りました 敗りませんでした
Te-form 敗って 敗らなくて
Potential 敗れる 敗れない
Passive 敗られる 敗られない
Causative 敗らせる 敗らせない
Causative + Passive 敗らされる 敗らされない
Imperative 敗れ 敗るな

Handwriting

敗
る

Example

He finally defeated a strong enemy.

Usage Notes

Often written as 破る. Means to defeat an opponent.

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