砕ける (Kudakeru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to break (into pieces), to be broken, to be smashed, to collapse”.
Meanings
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto break (into pieces); to be broken; to be smashed
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto collapse; to crumble; to decline; to cool (e.g. enthusiasm); to dampen (e.g. one's will to fight)
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto become less formal; to throw off reserve; to become affable
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto become easy to understand (e.g. a story)
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be worried
Examples
当たって砕けろ。
Go for broke!
重みで氷が砕けた。
The ice cracked under the weight.
花瓶は粉々に砕けた。
The vase burst into fragments.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).