ばらす

barasu

to expose (a secret), to give away

Also:to take apart, to disassemble

What does ばらす mean?

ばらす is a Japanese verb meaning to expose (a secret), to give away in English. It can also be translated as to take apart, to disassemble depending on context. It is written as ばらす in hiragana, and barasu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

私は彼の秘密をばらすと脅しをかけた。

I threatened to reveal his secret.

Conjugation of ばらす

AffirmativeNegative
Plainばらすばらさない
Plain pastばらしたばらさなかった
Politeばらしますばらしません
Polite pastばらしましたばらしませんでした

Other forms

Te-formばらして
Potentialばらせる
Passiveばらされる
Volitionalばらそう
Causativeばらさせる
Conditionalばらせば

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