砕くだける

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

collapse; crumble; be dashed; lose force

Figurative extension: hopes, plans, momentum, enthusiasm, or fighting spirit lose their force as if broken apart.

• 長なが年ねんの夢ゆめが、その知しらせで砕くだけた。

  His long-held dream was shattered by the news.

• 彼かれの戦せん意いはその一いち撃げきで砕くだけた。

  His will to fight was broken by that one blow.

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

become less formal; become approachable; be put in plain terms

Used when speech, attitude, atmosphere, or explanation becomes less stiff. With explanations or stories, it can mean becoming plain and easier to understand.

See also: くだけた

• 話はなしているうちに、彼かれの口く調ちょうがだんだん砕くだけてきた。

  As we talked, his tone gradually became more relaxed.

• この入にゅう門もん書しょは説せつ明めいが砕くだけていて、初しょ心しん者しゃにも読よみやすい。

  This introductory book explains things plainly, so it is easy for beginners to read.

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

be worried

Rare and old-fashioned use, mainly understandable in fixed or literary expressions such as 気が砕ける.

• 古ふるい言いい回まわしでは、「気きが砕くだける」が心しん配ぱいで落おち着つかないことを表あらわす場ば合あいがある。

  In old-fashioned phrasing, 気が砕ける can express being worried and unable to settle down.