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Break, break down in Japanese ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต


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break, break down ใ“ใ‚ใ‚Œใ‚‹
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ใ“ใ‚ใ‚Œใ‚‹ (kowareru)

Tips to Remember the Japanese Word:
– Associate "kowareru" with "cow" (almost sounds like "kow") and imagine a cow breaking something fragile.

Explanations:
– "Kowareru" is a verb that means "to break" or "to be broken." It is often used when an object becomes unusable due to damage.

Other Words That Mean the Same Thing:
– ็ ดใ‚Œใ‚‹ (ใ‚„ใถใ‚Œใ‚‹, yabureru): to tear
– ๅฃŠใ™ (ใ“ใ‚ใ™, kowasu): to break (transitive)
– ๅ‰ฒใ‚Œใ‚‹ (ใ‚ใ‚Œใ‚‹, wareru): to shatter, to break (like glass)

Conjugations:

Present/Future Affirmative:
– ใ“ใ‚ใ‚Œใ‚‹ (kowareru) – breaks, will break
– Example: ใใฎๆ™‚่จˆใฏ็ฐกๅ˜ใซใ“ใ‚ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ€‚ (Sono tokei wa kantan ni kowareru.) – That watch easily breaks.

Present/Future Negative:
– ใ“ใ‚ใ‚Œใชใ„ (kowarenai) – doesn't break, won't break
– Example: ใ“ใฎๆค…ๅญใฏใ“ใ‚ใ‚Œใชใ„ใ€‚ (Kono isu wa kowarenai.) – This chair won't break.

Past Affirmative:
– ใ“ใ‚ใ‚ŒใŸ (kowareta) – broke
– Example: ใŠใ‚‚ใกใ‚ƒใŒใ“ใ‚ใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚ (Omocha ga kowareta.) – The toy broke.

Past Negative:
– ใ“ใ‚ใ‚Œใชใ‹ใฃใŸ (kowarenakatta) – didn't break
– Example: ใƒ†ใƒฌใƒ“ใฏใ“ใ‚ใ‚Œใชใ‹ใฃใŸใ€‚ (Terebi wa kowarenakatta.) – The TV didn't break.

Te-form:
– ใ“ใ‚ใ‚Œใฆ (kowarete) – breaking, and (+ another verb)
– Example: ใ“ใฎใƒ‰ใ‚ขใŒใ“ใ‚ใ‚Œใฆ้–‰ใพใ‚‰ใชใ„ใ€‚ (Kono doa ga kowarete shimaranai.) – This door is broken and won't close.

Potential Form:
– ใ“ใ‚ใ‚Œใ‚‰ใ‚Œใ‚‹ (kowarerareru) – can break (ability)
– Example: ใใ‚Œใฏ็ฐกๅ˜ใซใ“ใ‚ใ‚Œใ‚‰ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ€‚ (Sore wa kantan ni kowarerareru.) – That can easily be broken.

Conditional Form:
– ใ“ใ‚ใ‚Œใ‚Œใฐ (kowarereba) – if breaks
– Example: ใ“ใฎใ‚ขใ‚คใƒ†ใƒ ใŒใ“ใ‚ใ‚Œใ‚Œใฐใ€ๆ–ฐใ—ใ„ใฎใ‚’่ฒทใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ (Kono aitemu ga kowarereba, atarashii no o kaimasu.) – If this item breaks, I will buy a new one.

Imperative Form:
– ใ“ใ‚ใ‚Œใ‚ (kowarero) – break! (command)
– Example: ใ‚‚ใ†ใŒใพใ‚“ใงใใชใ„ใ€ใ“ใ‚ใ‚Œใ‚๏ผ (Mou gaman dekinai, kowarero!) – I can't take it anymore, break!

Examples of Sentences that Use ใ“ใ‚ใ‚Œใ‚‹ (kowareru):

1. ๅ†ท่”ตๅบซใŒ็ช็„ถใ“ใ‚ใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚ (Reizouko ga totsuzen kowareta.) – The refrigerator suddenly broke.
2. ๆฉŸๆขฐใŒใ‚ˆใใ“ใ‚ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใฎใงใ€ๆ–ฐใ—ใ„ใฎใ‚’่ฒทใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ (Kikai ga yoku kowareru node, atarashii no o kaimaa.) – The machine often breaks, so I bought a new one.
3. ็งใฎใ‚นใƒžใƒ›ใŒใ“ใ‚ใ‚ŒใŸๆ™‚ใ€ใจใฆใ‚‚ๅ›ฐใฃใŸใ€‚ (Watashi no sumaho ga kowareta toki, totemo komatta.) – When my smartphone broke, I was in a lot of trouble.

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