崩す
くずす
to destroy; to demolish; to pull down; to tear down
JLPT N2 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-su), Transitive
to destroy; to demolish; to pull down; to tear down; to level- to disturb; to put into disorder; to throw off balance; to make shaky
- to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease
- to break (a bill); to change; to make change
- to write in cursive style; to write in running style
All 7 meanings
- to break into a smile; to let off a smile
- to lower (a price)
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 崩すくずす | 崩しますくずします |
| Negative | 崩さないくずさない | 崩しませんくずしません |
| Past | 崩したくずした | 崩しましたくずしました |
| Past negative | 崩さなかったくずさなかった | 崩しませんでしたくずしませんでした |
| Te-form | 崩してくずして |
|---|---|
| Potential | 崩せるくずせる |
| Passive | 崩されるくずされる |
| Causative | 崩させるくずさせる |
| Volitional | 崩そうくずそう |
| Imperative | 崩せくずせ |
| Conditional (ば) | 崩せばくずせば |
| Conditional (たら) | 崩したらくずしたら |
Example sentences
体調を崩してた。
I was sick.
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Drink brought about his downfall.
一万円札、崩してくれますか。
Can you break a 10,000 yen bill?
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He lost his balance and fell down.
トムはバランスを崩して転んだ。
Tom lost his balance and fell down.
More examples (10)
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If you work that hard, you're going to burn out.
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Old people get sick easily.
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Toil and worry caused his health to break down.
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I know things are crazy at work right now, but don't let it ruin your health.
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Looks like work's been tough. Be sure to take care of yourself.
初めから果敢に前へ出て圧倒し、体勢を崩した相手を押し出した。
He resolutely pushed forward from the start, overwhelming and pushing out his off-balance opponent.
折角ここまで頑張って積み上げたのに、もう崩すの?もったいない!
After all that effort to build it up, you're already going to knock it down? What a waste!
5年に及ぶ、つらかったガンの治療期間中、彼は何とか弱音をはかず毅然とした態度を崩さなかった。
Throughout the five years of painful cancer treatments, he managed to keep a stiff upper lip.
中学の時は普段から毎日3時間だか勉強している陸上部の友達がいて、そいつはテスト前もそのペースは崩さなかった。部活ない分かえって暇になるということで、テスト前になると毎日そいつん家でゲームをしてた。あれがなけりゃ俺ももう少し好成績取れたはずだが。
When I was in middle school, I had a friend in the track club who normally studied 3 hours a day. He didn't speed up the pace before tests. On the contrary, he didn't have any club activities and so had lot of free time, so before the test we would go to his house and play video games every day. If we hadn't done that, I would have gotten better grades too.
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Can you make change for a 20-dollar bill?