JLPT N4 vocabulary
壊す: meaning, reading and conjugation
Reading and pitch accent
こわす2Nakadaka · falls inside
Godan verb (u-verb)
Meaning
- to break, to destroy, to demolish
- to wreck, to ruin, to spoil, to damage
- to break (a bill, etc.)
Conjugation
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Plain present辞書形 · ない形 | 壊す | 壊 |
| Plain pastた形 · なかった形 | 壊 | 壊 |
| Polite presentます形 | 壊 | 壊 |
| Polite pastました形 | 壊 | 壊 |
| Te-formて形 | 壊 | 壊 |
| Conditions and moods | ||
| If (-ba)ば形 | 壊 | 壊 |
| If / when (-tara)たら形 | 壊 | 壊 |
| Let’s / will意向形 | 壊 | —not in common use |
| Want toたい形 | 壊 | 壊 |
| Command / don’t命令形 · 禁止形 | 壊 | 壊す |
| Can · passive · causative | ||
| Can (potential)可能形 | 壊 | 壊 |
| Passive受身形 | 壊 | 壊 |
| Make / let使役形 | 壊 | 壊 |
| Be made to使役受身形 | 壊 | 壊 |
Example sentences
先週、腐った牛乳を飲んで、お腹を壊しました。
Last week, I drank spoiled milk, so I got an upset stomach.