割れる · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 割れる | 割れない |
| Polite | 割れます | 割れません |
| Past polite | 割れました | 割れませんでした |
| Past | 割れた | 割れなかった |
| Te-form | 割れて | 割れないで |
| Desire | 割れたい | 割れたくない |
| Potential | 割れられるalso 割れれる | 割れられないalso 割れれない |
| Passive | 割れられる | 割れられない |
| Causative | 割れさせる | 割れさせない |
| Causative passive | 割れさせられる | 割れさせられない |
| Volitional | 割れよう | |
| Polite volitional | 割れましょう | |
| Imperative | 割れろ | 割れるな |
| Conditional | 割れれば | 割れなければ |
| Tara conditional | 割れたら | 割れなかったら |
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
Intransitive: used when glass, dishes, eggshells, and similar things break or shatter. The thing that breaks is marked with が.
地震で窓ガラスが割れた。
The window glass broke in the earthquake.
The glass fell on the floor and shattered.
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
crack; split; fissure; be torn
Used for cracks, splits, or fissures, as in skin, lips, earth, or a surface splitting open. Also lists a torn/ruptured nuance; for ordinary cloth or paper tearing, 破れる is usually read やぶれる rather than われる.
My lips cracked from dryness.
The ground had split from the drought.
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
Used when opinions, votes, support, or a group divide into opposing sides or separate blocs.
Opinions split into two camps at the meeting.
The party is divided over the bill.
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
come to light; become clear; be identified; be revealed
Often used when a hidden fact, identity, name, location, or truth becomes known, especially in investigative or information-gathering contexts.
The culprit's name was identified through questioning.
The investigation revealed the cause of the accident.
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
be distorted; clip
Used of sound that becomes harsh or distorted, especially when a speaker, microphone, or recording level is overloaded.
The speaker sound is distorted because the volume is too high.
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
be divisible; divide evenly
Mathematical use: a number can be divided by another number without leaving a remainder. Common in the pattern 数がNで割れる.
This number is divisible by three.
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
fall below; drop under a threshold
Used when a figure falls below an important line, minimum, quota, or psychological threshold. Common in statistical, business, and market-style expressions such as 大台が割れる.
The stock price fell, dropping below the major 20,000-yen mark.
If the number of participants falls below ten, the course will be canceled.
Opinions are divided on this issue.
The suspect's identity was revealed from the fingerprints.
It was so cold that my lips cracked.
The volume on the speaker is so high that the voice is distorted.
100 divides evenly by 4.
The stock price fell below the 10,000-yen threshold.
With so many candidates, the votes ended up split.
The ground split open in the earthquake.
fragile item; broken article
broken piece; fragment; crack · below (a level); under; dropping below · warez; illegal software distribution
open in front; front-opening
fall below a key level; break below a round number
drying up and cracking; cracking from dryness
bottom falling out; collapse of the bottom
peach-split hairstyle; traditional Japanese hairstyle with a bun like a halved peach
stretch mark
audio clipping; sound distortion · vowel breaking; vowel fracture
cleft chin
loss of principal; falling below par value