打ち明ける
うちあける
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare
JLPT N1 Common word
Meanings
Ichidan verb, Transitive
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 打ち明けるうちあける | 打ち明けますうちあけます |
| Negative | 打ち明けないうちあけない | 打ち明けませんうちあけません |
| Past | 打ち明けたうちあけた | 打ち明けましたうちあけました |
| Past negative | 打ち明けなかったうちあけなかった | 打ち明けませんでしたうちあけませんでした |
| Te-form | 打ち明けてうちあけて |
|---|---|
| Potential | 打ち明けられるうちあけられる |
| Passive | 打ち明けられるうちあけられる |
| Causative | 打ち明けさせるうちあけさせる |
| Volitional | 打ち明けよううちあけよう |
| Imperative | 打ち明けろうちあけろ |
| Conditional (ば) | 打ち明ければうちあければ |
| Conditional (たら) | 打ち明けたらうちあけたら |
Example sentences
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I will tell you a secret.
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Make a clean breast of your secrets.
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She told her troubles to him.
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I confided my troubles to him.
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She revealed the secret to him.
More examples (10)
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She revealed her secret to us.
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He soon became confidential with the man.
さあ、すっかり打ち明けなさい。
Come on, get it off your chest.
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I want to reveal my secret to you.
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He confessed his love for her.
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Open your heart and tell me everything.
トムはメアリーに秘密を打ち明けた。
Tom revealed the secret to Mary.
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My wife does not share her worries with me.
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He made a clean breast of his troubles to her.
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She unburdened herself of her terrible secret.