Present and future
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI break | ||
| NegativeI don’t break |
JAPANESE VERB
壊れる
to break, to become broken
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI break | ||
| NegativeI don’t break |
finished actions
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI broke | ||
| NegativeI didn’t break |
て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| て-formbreaking, and… | ||
| Doing now (て います)I am breaking | ||
| Please (て ください)please break |
可能形 · “can”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI can break | ||
| NegativeI can’t break |
たい形 · “want to”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI want to break | ||
| NegativeI don’t want to break |
意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Let’slet’s break |
条件形 · “if” and “when”
命令形 · from gentle to blunt
受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| PassiveI am broken | ||
| CausativeI make someone break |
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
やすい かさ は すぐ こわれます。
Cheap umbrellas break right away.
きのう、 せんたくき が こわれた。
Yesterday the washing machine broke.
エレベーター が こわれて いる。 かいだん で いこう。
The lift's broken. Let's take the stairs.
この はこ は じょうぶ で、 かんたん に は こわれられない。
This box is sturdy; it can't break easily.
こわれたくない から、 きょう は やすむ。
I don't want to break down, so I'm resting today.
こんな に じょうぶ なら、 こわれよう が ない。
Something this sturdy has no way of breaking.
こわれたら、 あたらしい の を かおう。
If it breaks, let's buy a new one.
たのむ から、 いま こわれないで ください。
Please, don't break on me now.
だいじな とき に パソコン に こわれられた。
My computer went and broke on me at a crucial moment.
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
The same pattern, on other verbs: ichidan verb (ru-verb).