破る
やぶる · yaburu
To tear, to rip, to break, to destroy
- to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.), to breach
- to defeat, to beat
- to break (e.g. silence), to disturb (e.g. peace), to shatter (e.g. dream), to disrupt, to spoil
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Conjugation
| Polite (ます形) | 破りますやぶります |
| Polite negative (ません) | 破りませんやぶりません |
| Polite past (ました) | 破りましたやぶりました |
| Polite past negative (ませんでした) | 破りませんでしたやぶりませんでした |
| Let us ~ (ましょう) | 破りましょうやぶりましょう |
| Masu-stem (連用形) | 破りやぶり |
| Want to ~ (たい形) | 破りたいやぶりたい |
| While ~ing (ながら) | 破りながらやぶりながら |
| Te-form (て形) | 破ってやぶって |
| Plain past (た形) | 破ったやぶった |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 破ったらやぶったら |
| Progressive (ている形) | 破っているやぶっている |
| Plain negative (ない形) | 破らないやぶらない |
| Plain past negative (なかった形) | 破らなかったやぶらなかった |
| Negative te-form (なくて) | 破らなくてやぶらなくて |
| Potential (可能形) | 破れるやぶれる |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 破ればやぶれば |
| Imperative (命令形) | 破れやぶれ |
| Volitional (意向形) | 破ろうやぶろう |
| Passive (受身形) | 破られるやぶられる |
| Causative (使役形) | 破らせるやぶらせる |
| Causative-passive (使役受身形) | 破らされるやぶらされる |
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What does 破る mean?
To tear, to rip, to break, to destroy. It can also mean: to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.), to breach; to defeat, to beat; to break (e.g. silence), to disturb (e.g. peace), to shatter (e.g. dream), to disrupt, to spoil.
How do you pronounce 破る?
やぶる (yaburu). Pitch accent: nakadaka — falls after mora 2. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 破る?
JLPT N2 — upper intermediate. See the JLPT N2 guide.
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