I Love Kanji壊れる (kowareru)
壊れる (こわれる, kowareru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to be broken; to break”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- こわれる
- Romaji
- kowareru
- Word class
- Ichidan verb (る-verb)
- Level
- JLPT N4 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to be broken; to break; to fall apart; to collapse; to be destroyed · ichidan verb, intransitive
- to break (down); to stop working · ichidan verb, intransitive
- to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse; to break down (of a relationship, negotiations, etc.); to be broken off; to be ruined (of an atmosphere, one's image, etc.) · ichidan verb, intransitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 壊れる
Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 壊れる | こわれる kowareru |
| Polite (~masu) | 壊れます | こわれます kowaremasu |
| Negative | 壊れない | こわれない kowarenai |
| Polite negative | 壊れません | こわれません kowaremasen |
| Past | 壊れた | こわれた kowareta |
| Polite past | 壊れました | こわれました kowaremashita |
| Negative past | 壊れなかった | こわれなかった kowarenakatta |
| Te-form | 壊れて | こわれて kowarete |
| Potential | 壊れられる | こわれられる kowarerareru |
| Passive | 壊れられる | こわれられる kowarerareru |
| Causative | 壊れさせる | こわれさせる kowaresaseru |
| Volitional | 壊れよう | こわれよう kowareyou |
| Imperative | 壊れろ | こわれろ kowarero |
| Conditional (~ba) | 壊れれば | こわれれば kowarereba |
Kanji in 壊れる
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 壊れる.
Source: JMdict entry 1199900 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.