壊す

こわすkowasu

break

Godan verb, group 1, ending -su.

Conjugated like 出す, 探す, 話す, 動かす, 表す, 通す

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The polite forms to talk about now, the future, and the past, and the te-form of requests.

  1. Polite present · -masu

    What you do, usually or soon, said politely. Japanese has one form for the present and the future.

    1. affirmative壊しますこわしますkowashimasu
    2. negative壊しませんこわしませんkowashimasen

  2. Polite past · -mashita

    What you did, or did not do, said politely.

    1. affirmative壊しましたこわしましたkowashimashita
    2. negative壊しませんでしたこわしませんでしたkowashimasen deshita

  3. Te-form

    Links actions (and then…), and with ください asks politely.

    1. 壊してこわしてkowashite
    2. request壊してくださいこわしてくださいkowashite kudasai

  4. Let’s · -mashō

    To suggest doing something together: let’s…

    1. 壊しましょうこわしましょうkowashimashō

  5. Wanting to · -tai

    What you want to do. Add です to be polite.

    1. affirmative壊したいこわしたいkowashitai
    2. negative壊したくないこわしたくないkowashitakunai
BeginnerThe plain forms of everyday speech, what is going on, what you can do, conditions, and the passive.Plain present · dictionary form · Plain past · -ta · Ongoing · -te iru · Potential · If, when · -tara · PassiveAlso show the Beginner forms (6)

  1. Plain present · dictionary form

    Between friends and family, and before a noun or many phrases. It also says the future.

    1. affirmative壊すこわすkowasu
    2. negative壊さないこわさないkowasanai

  2. Plain past · -ta

    The past between friends and family, and before a noun.

    1. affirmative壊したこわしたkowashita
    2. negative壊さなかったこわさなかったkowasanakatta

  3. Ongoing · -te iru

    What is going on now, a habit, or a state that lasts: 結婚している, to be married.

    1. plain壊しているこわしているkowashite iru
    2. polite壊していますこわしていますkowashite imasu

  4. Potential

    What you can do. Its object often takes が: 日本語が話せる.

    1. plain壊せるこわせるkowaseru
    2. polite壊せますこわせますkowasemasu

  5. If, when · -tara

    If or once something happens, and what you found when it did.

    1. 壊したらこわしたらkowashitara

  6. Passive

    What is done to someone, often to their regret: に marks who does it. It is also a respectful way to speak of others.

    1. plain壊されるこわされるkowasareru
    2. polite壊されますこわされますkowasaremasu
IntermediateIntentions, orders, conditions, making someone do something, and the verbs of respect and modesty.Volitional · -ō, -yō · Command · Condition · -ba · Causative · Causative passiveAlso show the Intermediate forms (5)

  1. Volitional · -ō, -yō

    Let’s, between friends; with と思う, what you intend to do.

    1. 壊そうこわそうkowasō

  2. Command

    A blunt order or ban (〜な), heard in sports, on signs, and between men. Politely, say 〜てください.

    1. order壊せこわせkowase
    2. ban壊すなこわすなkowasu na

  3. Condition · -ba

    If…: the condition for what follows. In the negative, it also says what you must do: 〜なければならない.

    1. affirmative壊せばこわせばkowaseba
    2. negative壊さなければこわさなければkowasanakereba

  4. Causative

    Making or letting someone do something: に or を marks who does it.

    1. plain壊させるこわさせるkowasaseru
    2. polite壊させますこわさせますkowasasemasu

  5. Causative passive

    Being made to do something you did not want to. In speech, godan verbs often shorten -aserareru to -asareru.

    1. plain壊させられるこわさせられるkowasaserareru
    2. polite壊させられますこわさせられますkowasaseraremasu