砕く
くだく · kudaku
To break (into pieces), to smash, to crush, to shatter, to grind (into powder), to pound
- to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.), to crush, to frustrate
- to simplify, to make easy to understand
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| Polite (ます形) | 砕きますくだきます |
| Polite negative (ません) | 砕きませんくだきません |
| Polite past (ました) | 砕きましたくだきました |
| Polite past negative (ませんでした) | 砕きませんでしたくだきませんでした |
| Let us ~ (ましょう) | 砕きましょうくだきましょう |
| Masu-stem (連用形) | 砕きくだき |
| Want to ~ (たい形) | 砕きたいくだきたい |
| While ~ing (ながら) | 砕きながらくだきながら |
| Te-form (て形) | 砕いてくだいて |
| Plain past (た形) | 砕いたくだいた |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 砕いたらくだいたら |
| Progressive (ている形) | 砕いているくだいている |
| Plain negative (ない形) | 砕かないくだかない |
| Plain past negative (なかった形) | 砕かなかったくだかなかった |
| Negative te-form (なくて) | 砕かなくてくだかなくて |
| Potential (可能形) | 砕けるくだける |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 砕けばくだけば |
| Imperative (命令形) | 砕けくだけ |
| Volitional (意向形) | 砕こうくだこう |
| Passive (受身形) | 砕かれるくだかれる |
| Causative (使役形) | 砕かせるくだかせる |
| Causative-passive (使役受身形) | 砕かされるくだかされる |
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What does 砕く mean?
To break (into pieces), to smash, to crush, to shatter, to grind (into powder), to pound. It can also mean: to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.), to crush, to frustrate; to simplify, to make easy to understand.
How do you pronounce 砕く?
くだく (kudaku). Pitch accent: nakadaka — falls after mora 2. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 砕く?
JLPT N2 — upper intermediate. See the JLPT N2 guide.
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