Present and future
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI divide | ||
| NegativeI don’t divide |
JAPANESE VERB
わける
分ける
to divide, to sort
- #444 most used
- Ichidan verb (ru-verb)
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
finished actions
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI divided | ||
| NegativeI didn’t divide |
Te-form
て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| て-formdividing, and… | ||
| Doing now (て います)I am dividing | ||
| Please (て ください)please divide |
Potential
可能形 · “can”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI can divide | ||
| NegativeI can’t divide |
Want to
たい形 · “want to”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI want to divide | ||
| NegativeI don’t want to divide |
Volitional
意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Let’slet’s divide |
Conditional
条件形 · “if” and “when”
- If (ば) if I divide
- If, when (たら) if I divide
Commands and requests
命令形 · from gentle to blunt
- Do it (なさい) divide (do it)
- Plain command divide!
- Please don’t please don’t divide
Passive and causative
受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| PassiveI am divided | ||
| CausativeI make someone divide |
How to use わける
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present and future
ごみ は もえる もの と もえない もの に わけます。
We sort rubbish into burnable and non-burnable.
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Past
ケーキ を むっつ に わけた。
I cut the cake into six.
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Te-form
チーム を ふたつ に わけて、 しあい を しよう。
Let's split into two teams and play.
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Potential
この ピザ、 さんにん で わけられる？
Can three people share this pizza?
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Want to
おおきい から、 はんぶん に わけたい。
It's big, so I'd like to split it in half.
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Volitional
おかし は きょうだい で なかよく わけよう。
Let's share the sweets nicely between you two.
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Conditional
ふたり で わければ、 やすく なる。
If we split it between two, it's cheaper.
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Commands and requests
この はこ の なか は わけないで ください。
Please don't separate what's in this box.
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Passive and causative
クラス は さんじゅうにん ずつ に わけられた。
The class was divided into groups of thirty.
Where you hear わける
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Japanese · Intermediate Level 1
- ごみ は ちゃんと わける。 I sort the rubbish properly.
- きのう、 ごみ を わけた。 Yesterday I sorted the rubbish.
- あした も わける よ。 I'll sort it tomorrow too.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: ichidan verb (ru-verb).