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裂ける · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 裂ける | 裂けない |
| Polite | 裂けます | 裂けません |
| Past polite | 裂けました | 裂けませんでした |
| Past | 裂けた | 裂けなかった |
| Te-form | 裂けて | 裂けないで |
| Desire | 裂けたい | 裂けたくない |
| Potential | 裂けられるalso 裂けれる | 裂けられないalso 裂けれない |
| Passive | 裂けられる | 裂けられない |
| Causative | 裂けさせる | 裂けさせない |
| Causative passive | 裂けさせられる | 裂けさせられない |
| Volitional | 裂けよう | |
| Polite volitional | 裂けましょう | |
| Imperative | 裂けろ | 裂けるな |
| Conditional | 裂ければ | 裂けなければ |
| Tara conditional | 裂けたら | 裂けなかったら |
Meanings
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
split; tear; burst; be separated; be divided
Intransitive verb describing something coming apart, splitting open, or tearing, often along a seam or natural line. Covers physical splitting (cloth, skin, fruit) and figurative division (opinions, groups).
This cloth tears easily.
The ripe fruit split open naturally.
Opinions were divided into two.
Usage patterns
- 〈物〉が真っ二つに裂けるfor something to split cleanly in two
The large block of ice split clean in half.
- 皮膚が裂けるfor skin to crack or split open
In winter, the skin on my lips cracks open from the dryness.
- 〈事〉で意見が裂けるfor opinions to become sharply divided over something
The committee's opinions became sharply divided over the issue.
Expressions
- 胸が裂けるheartbreaking; grief-stricken
- 口が裂けてもno matter what; wouldn't say it even if my mouth were torn apart
- 口が裂けても言えないwouldn't say it even if my mouth were torn apart; I would never say that