割れる
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 |
Meanings
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
Intransitive: used when glass, dishes, eggshells, and similar things break or shatter. The thing that breaks is marked with が.
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.
Usage patterns· 8
- 意見が割れるopinions are split/divided
Opinions are divided on this issue.
- 身元が割れるa person's identity becomes known
The suspect's identity was revealed from the fingerprints.
- 唇が割れるlips crack or split (from dryness or cold)
It was so cold that my lips cracked.
- 声が割れるa voice becomes distorted or cracks (e.g. through a speaker)
The volume on the speaker is so high that the voice is distorted.
- 〈数〉が〈数〉で割れるa number divides evenly by another number
100 divides evenly by 4.
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- 〈数〉が大台を割れるa figure falls below a key round-number threshold
The stock price fell below the 10,000-yen threshold.
- 票が割れるvotes are split among candidates or options
With so many candidates, the votes ended up split.
- 地面が割れるthe ground splits open or cracks (e.g. from an earthquake or drought)
The ground split open in the earthquake.
Expressions
- 割れた卵broken egg
- 底が割れるbe found out; be exposed; come to light
- 面が割れるbe identified; have one's face known
- 割れ鍋に綴じ蓋every Jack has his Jill; there is a lid for every pot
- 二人は伴侶、三人は仲間割れtwo is company, three is a crowd