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Japanese verb壊れる (kowareru) Conjugation
壊れる (kowareru) means “to be broken, to break, to fall apart”. It is a る-verb (ichidan) verb. It is a る-verb (ichidan): drop the る and add the ending, so 壊れます, 壊れない, 壊れて. Below is its conjugation in all 14 forms, plain and polite, the same forms the Japanese verb conjugation worksheets print in their answer keys.
- Meaning
- to be broken, to break, to fall apart
- Type
- る-verb (ichidan)
- Dictionary form
- 壊れる
- Reading
- こわれる
- Romaji
- kowareru
- Masu form
- 壊れます
- Nai form
- 壊れない
- Te-form
- 壊れて
- Ta form
- 壊れた
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 壊れる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 壊れない |
| Polite | 壊れます |
| Polite negative | 壊れません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 壊れた |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 壊れなかった |
| Polite | 壊れました |
| Polite negative | 壊れませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 壊れて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 壊れないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 壊れている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 壊れていない |
| Polite | 壊れています |
| Polite negative | 壊れていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 壊れたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 壊れたくない |
| Polite | 壊れたいです |
| Polite negative | 壊れたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 壊れよう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 壊れましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 壊れろ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 壊れるな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 壊れてください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 壊れないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 壊れられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 壊れられない |
| Polite | 壊れられます |
| Polite negative | 壊れられません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 壊れれば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 壊れなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 壊れたら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 壊れなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 壊れられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 壊れられない |
| Polite | 壊れられます |
| Polite negative | 壊れられません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 壊れさせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 壊れさせない |
| Polite | 壊れさせます |
| Polite negative | 壊れさせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 壊れさせられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 壊れさせられない |
| Polite | 壊れさせられます |
| Polite negative | 壊れさせられません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
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- 報われる (mukuwareru)to be repaid, to be rewarded
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- 押し切る (oshikiru)to overcome, to push past, to force one's way
- 加わる (kuwawaru)to be added to, to be appended
- 隔てる (hedateru)to separate, to isolate, to partition
- 疑わしい (utagawashii)doubtful, questionable, uncertain
- 脅す (odosu)to threaten, to menace, to frighten
- 繰り上げる (kuriageru)to move up, to advance
- 言い切る (iikiru)to declare, to assert, to state definitively
- 荒れる (areru)to become stormy, to become rough
About these tables
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