ほどける · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | ほどける | ほどけない |
| Polite | ほどけます | ほどけません |
| Past polite | ほどけました | ほどけませんでした |
| Past | ほどけた | ほどけなかった |
| Te-form | ほどけて | ほどけないで |
| Desire | ほどけたい | ほどけたくない |
| Potential | ほどけられるalso ほどけれる | ほどけられないalso ほどけれない |
| Passive | ほどけられる | ほどけられない |
| Causative | ほどけさせる | ほどけさせない |
| Causative passive | ほどけさせられる | ほどけさせられない |
| Volitional | ほどけよう | |
| Polite volitional | ほどけましょう | |
| Imperative | ほどけろ | ほどけるな |
| Conditional | ほどければ | ほどけなければ |
| Tara conditional | ほどけたら | ほどけなかったら |
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
come loose; come untied; unravel
Describes knots, strings, or tied things becoming undone by themselves. Also used for something unraveling or loosening naturally.
靴ひもがほどけているよ。
Your shoelace has come undone.
The thread of my sweater has unraveled.
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
loosen up; ease
Used for tension, stiffness, or a strained atmosphere relaxing or easing naturally.
The stiffness in my shoulders loosened up with the massage.
His joke eased the tension in the room.
The knot in my shoelace came undone.
His smile eased the tension in the room.
The ribbon came untied and fell off.
Everyone's hearts softened at her kind words.
解ける means a knot or tangle comes loose and unravels, the opposite of 縺れる, which means threads or strings become tangled.
解ける means for something tied or tangled to come loose or undone, the opposite of 絡み合う's sense of things becoming intertwined.