JLPT N2 · Verb

砕ける (kudakeru)

砕ける (くだける, kudakeru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to break (into pieces); to be broken”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: くだける
Romaji: kudakeru
Word class: Ichidan verb (る-verb)
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

to break (into pieces); to be broken; to be smashed · ichidan verb, intransitive
to collapse; to crumble; to decline; to cool (e.g. enthusiasm); to dampen (e.g. one's will to fight) · ichidan verb, intransitive
to become less formal; to throw off reserve; to become affable · ichidan verb, intransitive
to become easy to understand (e.g. a story) · ichidan verb, intransitive
to be worried · ichidan verb, intransitive

Example sentences

花瓶は粉々に砕けた。

The vase burst into fragments.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 砕ける

Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	砕ける	くだける kudakeru
Polite (~masu)	砕けます	くだけます kudakemasu
Negative	砕けない	くだけない kudakenai
Polite negative	砕けません	くだけません kudakemasen
Past	砕けた	くだけた kudaketa
Polite past	砕けました	くだけました kudakemashita
Negative past	砕けなかった	くだけなかった kudakenakatta
Te-form	砕けて	くだけて kudakete
Potential	砕けられる	くだけられる kudakerareru
Passive	砕けられる	くだけられる kudakerareru
Causative	砕けさせる	くだけさせる kudakesaseru
Volitional	砕けよう	くだけよう kudakeyou
Imperative	砕けろ	くだけろ kudakero
Conditional (~ba)	砕ければ	くだければ kudakereba

Kanji in 砕ける

砕

smash, break, crushサイ・くだ.く・くだ.ける · 9 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 砕ける.

砕くくだくto break (into pieces)

Source: JMdict entry 1295190 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.