What does 砕く mean?
砕く is a Japanese verb meaning “to break” or “to smash” in English. It can also be translated as “to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.)” or “to simplify” depending on context. It is written as 砕く in kanji, くだく in hiragana, and kudaku in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.
Example sentences
ピックは硬い地表を砕くために用いられる長い取っ手の道具だ。
A pick is a long handled tool used for breaking up hard ground surfaces.
彼の希望は無残に砕かれた。
His hopes were shattered.
Conjugation of 砕く
| Affirmative | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| Plain | 砕くくだく | 砕かないくだかない |
| Plain past | 砕いたくだいた | 砕かなかったくだかなかった |
| Polite | 砕きますくだきます | 砕きませんくだきません |
| Polite past | 砕きましたくだきました | 砕きませんでしたくだきませんでした |
Other forms
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
Volitional砕こうくだこう
Causative砕かせるくだかせる
Conditional砕けばくだけば
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Intransitive partner
砕く (someone does it)·砕ける (it happens by itself)
砕く describes someone doing something to a thing. 砕ける describes it happening by itself. Japanese keeps these apart where English often uses one verb for both.