くじける · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | くじける | くじけない |
| Polite | くじけます | くじけません |
| Past polite | くじけました | くじけませんでした |
| Past | くじけた | くじけなかった |
| Te-form | くじけて | くじけないで |
| Desire | くじけたい | くじけたくない |
| Potential | くじけられるalso くじけれる | くじけられないalso くじけれない |
| Passive | くじけられる | くじけられない |
| Causative | くじけさせる | くじけさせない |
| Causative passive | くじけさせられる | くじけさせられない |
| Volitional | くじけよう | |
| Polite volitional | くじけましょう | |
| Imperative | くじけろ | くじけるな |
| Conditional | くじければ | くじけなければ |
| Tara conditional | くじけたら | くじけなかったら |
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
be disheartened; lose heart; be emotionally crushed
Describes a person's spirit or motivation being broken by failure, difficulty, or discouragement. Often used with 心が or 気持ちが.
After a string of failures, I feel like I'm losing heart.
He's not the kind of person who gets disheartened by a single failure.
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
be sprained
Used for joints, especially the ankle. Less common than 捻挫する (ねんざする) in modern speech, but still understood.
I sprained my ankle on the step.
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
be snapped; be broken
Physical breaking or snapping of a rigid object under pressure. Often implies bending or twisting force. Less common than 折れる (おれる) for general breakage.
The tree branch snapped in the strong wind.