別れる · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 別れる | 別れない |
| Polite | 別れます | 別れません |
| Past polite | 別れました | 別れませんでした |
| Past | 別れた | 別れなかった |
| Te-form | 別れて | 別れないで |
| Desire | 別れたい | 別れたくない |
| Potential | 別れられるalso 別れれる | 別れられないalso 別れれない |
| Passive | 別れられる | 別れられない |
| Causative | 別れさせる | 別れさせない |
| Causative passive | 別れさせられる | 別れさせられない |
| Volitional | 別れよう | |
| Polite volitional | 別れましょう | |
| Imperative | 別れろ | 別れるな |
| Conditional | 別れれば | 別れなければ |
| Tara conditional | 別れたら | 別れなかったら |
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
General parting of people; can be temporary or permanent. Often used with と or に to indicate the person being parted from.
駅で友達と別れた。
I parted from my friend at the station.
彼は家族と別れて一人で暮らしている。
He lives alone, separated from his family.
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
Specifically for romantic couples ending their relationship. 離婚する is more formal for divorce, but 別れる is common in everyday speech.
彼氏と別れたばかりで、まだ落ち込んでいる。
I just broke up with my boyfriend and I'm still feeling down.
あの二人は結婚してすぐ別れたらしい。
I heard those two got divorced soon after getting married.
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
lose (a loved one); be bereaved of
Euphemistic use for death, often with ～に別れる. Implies a permanent separation through loss.
彼は幼い頃に両親に別れた。
He lost his parents when he was young.
最愛の妻に別れてから、彼はすっかり変わってしまった。
After losing his beloved wife, he changed completely.
I said goodbye to my friend in front of the station.
He lost both his parents while he was still young.
We parted at the ticket gate.
別れる means to part or separate, the opposite of 落ち合う, which means to come together and meet.
別れる means to part or separate from someone, the opposite of 出会う, which means to meet them.
lifelong separation; parting while alive
failure to reach agreement; breakdown in negotiations
parting; farewell
farewell party; goodbye gathering
parting of the ways; road after parting; way to the underworld
late frost; frost in late spring
separate; apart; dispersed
parting ways after a quarrel
divorce; separation of a married couple
tearful parting; parting in tears
a child dying before its parents
cause to break up; destroy a relationship