Vocab Info

N4 う-verb (す), Transitive verb

(こわ)to break, to destroy, to demolish, to wreck, to ruin, to spoil, to damage, to break (a bill, etc.)

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    1. う-verb (す), Transitive verb

      1.

      to break, to destroy, to demolish

    2. う-verb (す), Transitive verb

      2.

      to wreck, to ruin, to spoil, to damage

    3. う-verb (す), Transitive verb

      3.

      to break (a bill, etc.)

    All Forms

    壊す 【こわす】毀す 【こわす】

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    Examples

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      (あか)ちゃんがおもちゃを(こわ)

      The baby will break the toy.

      • N4

      アイスクリームを沢山(たくさん)()べてお(なか)(こわ)

      I will eat a lot of ice cream and get a stomach ache.

      • N4

      (いそ)いで部屋(へや)から()るためにドアを(こわ)しました。

      I broke down the door to get out of the room in a hurry.

      • N4

      (ちち)(はたら)()ぎたので、(からだ)(こわ)してしまった。

      My father worked too much, so he got sick.

      • N3

      (かれ)()()ぎた(わる)ふざけはその()雰囲気(ふんいき)(こわ)しました。

      His over-the-top shenanigans destroyed the mood of the place.

      • N3
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