ブレイク
also: ブレーク
ブレイクする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | ブレイクする | ブレイクしない |
| Polite | ブレイクします | ブレイクしません |
| Past polite | ブレイクしました | ブレイクしませんでした |
| Past | ブレイクした | ブレイクしなかった |
| Te-form | ブレイクして | ブレイクしないで |
| Desire | ブレイクしたい | ブレイクしたくない |
| Potential | ブレイクできる | ブレイクできない |
| Passive | ブレイクされる | ブレイクされない |
| Causative | ブレイクさせる | ブレイクさせない |
| Causative passive | ブレイクさせられる | ブレイクさせられない |
| Volitional | ブレイクしよう | |
| Polite volitional | ブレイクしましょう | |
| Imperative | ブレイクしろ | ブレイクするな |
| Conditional | ブレイクすれば | ブレイクしなければ |
| Tara conditional | ブレイクしたら | ブレイクしなかったら |
Meanings
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
General term for a short rest or break from work or activity. Often used with する to mean 'take a break'.
See also: 休憩
Let's take a break between work.
Why don't we take a short break and have some coffee?
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
Used in sports contexts such as tennis (breaking serve), boxing (break command), or snooker (break shot).
He broke his opponent's service game.
The referee shouted 'Break!' in the boxing match.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
becoming popular; becoming a hit
Describes something (song, product, person) gaining sudden popularity or breaking into the mainstream. Often used as ブレイクする.
That song became a huge hit this year.
Before she broke through as a model, she was an ordinary student.
Usage patterns
- 〈時間〉のブレイクを取るto take a (length of) break
I took a 15-minute break between tasks.
- 〈相手〉のサーブをブレイクするto break an opponent's serve (in tennis)
He broke his opponent's serve in the first set.
- 〈人〉が〈場所〉でブレイクするto become a hit / break out (in a place or market)
The singer became a hit in America.