破れる
やぶれる
Meanings
- Ichidan verb, Intransitive to get torn; to tear; to rip; to break; to wear out
- to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse; to fall into ruin
Kanji
- 破 break. Read as やぶれる.
Example sentences
- バスに遅れて、会社に遅れて、ストッキングも破れた。
I was late for the bus, late for work, and got a run in my stocking. - 私の立てた候補が選挙に破れれば、私は首をやる。
I'll eat my hat if my candidate does not win the election. - 彼の記録は誰も破れない。
Nobody can break his record. - 彼女は恋に破れた。
She was disappointed in love. - その地図はとても古く、ところどころ破れかけていた。
The map was very old and it was torn here and there.
Common phrases
Related forms
- 破る (やぶる) to tear (transitive partner)
Words containing 破れる
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