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N3 Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb

(くだ)to break, to smash

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb

      1.

      to break (into pieces), to smash, to crush, to shatter, to grind (into powder), to pound

    2. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb

      2.

      to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.), to crush, to frustrate

    3. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb

      3.

      to simplify, to make easy to understand

    All Forms

    砕く 【くだく】摧く 【くだく】

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      刃物(はもの)使(つか)って(いわ)(くだ)

      To use a blade to break a rock.

      • N3

      現実(げんじつ)()らない若者(わかもの)野望(やぼう)(くだ)

      To crush the ambitions of young people who don't know reality.

      • N3

      (なに)()からない(ひと)のために内容(ないよう)(くだ)いて説明(せつめい)する。

      I'll break down the content for those who don't know what's being talking about.

      • N3

      ウイスキーを()(まえ)にまずはアイスピックで(こおり)(くだ)こう。

      Before drinking whiskey, let's break the ice with an ice pick.

      • N3

      そうですね、環境(かんきょう)問題(もんだい)(こと)(くだ)いて()えばそのようになります。

      Yes, that's how you break down an environmental problem.

      • N2
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