砕く
くだく
to break (into pieces); to smash; to crush; to shatter
JLPT N2 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-ku), Transitive
to break (into pieces); to smash; to crush; to shatter; to grind (into powder); to pound- to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to frustrate
- to simplify; to make easy to understand
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 砕くくだく | 砕きますくだきます |
| Negative | 砕かないくだかない | 砕きませんくだきません |
| Past | 砕いたくだいた | 砕きましたくだきました |
| Past negative | 砕かなかったくだかなかった | 砕きませんでしたくだきませんでした |
| Te-form | 砕いてくだいて |
|---|---|
| Potential | 砕けるくだける |
| Passive | 砕かれるくだかれる |
| Causative | 砕かせるくだかせる |
| Volitional | 砕こうくだこう |
| Imperative | 砕けくだけ |
| Conditional (ば) | 砕けばくだけば |
| Conditional (たら) | 砕いたらくだいたら |
Example sentences
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His hopes were shattered.
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A pick is a long handled tool used for breaking up hard ground surfaces.
「余力のほんのわずかな剰余で冷却固結した岩塊を揉み砕き、つかみ潰し」寺田寅彦「浅間山麓より」
"With just a little bit of spare energy, he crushed the cooled and solidified rock mass, grabbing and crushing it" Terada Torahiko, "From the Foot of Mt. Asama"