Japanese reference
破る
やぶる
to tear, break (a promise)
Regular · 32 form tables
Rows describe verb forms and levels of politeness. Honorific and humble forms are labeled separately. Strong commands appear under additional forms.
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Basic
Non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Dictionary form | やぶる (yaburu)tear |
| Polite, masu | やぶります (yaburimasu)tear |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | やぶらない (yaburanai)do not tear |
| Polite negative | やぶりません (yaburimasen)do not tear |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | やぶった (yabutta)tore |
| Polite past | やぶりました (yaburimashita)tore |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | やぶらなかった (yaburanakatta)did not tear |
| Polite past negative | やぶりませんでした (yaburimasendeshita)did not tear |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | やぶって (yabutte)tearing (and then) |
| Polite te-form | やぶりまして (yaburimashite)tearing (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | やぶっている (yabutteiru)be tearing |
| Polite te-iru | やぶっています (yabutteimasu)be tearing |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | やぶれば (yabureba)if you tear |
| Rare literary polite conditional | やぶりますれば (yaburimasureba)if you tear (rare and literary). In ordinary polite conversation, use the plain conditional and make the main clause polite |
Conditional, tara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, tara | やぶったら (yabuttara)if you tear |
| Polite conditional, tara | やぶりましたら (yaburimashitara)if you tear |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | やぶれる (yabureru)can tear |
| Polite potential | やぶれます (yaburemasu)can tear |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | やぶろう (yaburou)let's tear! |
| Polite volitional | やぶりましょう (yaburimashou)let's tear! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | やぶりたい (yaburitai)want to tear |
| Polite desire, tai | やぶりたいです (yaburitaidesu)want to tear |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | やぶられる (yaburareru)be affected when someone tears |
| Polite passive | やぶられます (yaburaremasu)be affected when someone tears |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | やぶらせる (yaburaseru)make or let someone tear |
| Polite causative | やぶらせます (yaburasemasu)make or let someone tear |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | やぶらせられる (yaburaserareru)be made to tear |
| Polite causative-passive | やぶらせられます (yaburaseraremasu)be made to tear |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | やぶるな (yaburuna)do not tear! |
| Polite negative request | やぶらないでください (yaburanaidekudasai)please do not tear |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | やぶります (yaburimasu)tear |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | やぶりません (yaburimasen)do not tear |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | やぶりました (yaburimashita)tore |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | やぶりませんでした (yaburimasendeshita)did not tear |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | やぶってください (yabuttekudasai)please tear |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | やぶらないでください (yaburanaidekudasai)please do not tear |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | やぶりましょう (yaburimashou)let's tear! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | やぶってもいい (yabuttemoii)may tear |
| Polite permission | やぶってもいいです (yabuttemoiidesu)may tear |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | やぶってはいけない (yabuttehaikenai)must not tear |
| Polite prohibition | やぶってはいけません (yabuttehaikemasen)must not tear |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | やぶりなさい (yaburinasai)tear (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | やぶってみる (yabuttemiru)try to tear |
| Polite try doing | やぶってみます (yabuttemimasu)try to tear |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | やぶってしまう (yabutteshimau)tear completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | やぶってしまいます (yabutteshimaimasu)tear completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | やぶっておく (yabutteoku)tear in advance |
| Polite preparation | やぶっておきます (yabutteokimasu)tear in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | やぶったことがある (yabuttakotogaaru)have the experience of: tore |
| Polite past experience | やぶったことがあります (yabuttakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: tore |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | やぶると (yaburuto)whenever you tear |
| Polite automatic result | やぶりますと (yaburimasuto)whenever you tear |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | やぶるなら (yaburunara)if you mean to tear |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | やぶるだろう (yaburudarou)probably tear |
| Polite probability | やぶるでしょう (yaburudeshou)probably tear |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | やぶれ (yabure)tear! |
| Polite request | やぶってください (yabuttekudasai)please tear |
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