壊れる
こわれる
to be broken, to break
Ichidan verbJLPT N4
Example Sentences
My radio broke yesterday.
The refrigerator is broken.
I hope my smartphone doesn't break.
Grammar Notes & Usage Tips
•壊れる is used when something breaks on its own, so the thing that breaks takes the が particle (e.g., テレビが壊れた = The TV broke).
•Don’t use 壊れる to say “I broke it” — that would be 壊す (the active version), so make sure to use 壊れる only for when something breaks without saying who did it.
•To show when or where something broke, you can add time or place with に or で (e.g., 昨日、学校でスマホが壊れた = My phone broke at school yesterday).
•JLPT N4 level
Common Phrases & Expressions
テレビが壊れた
The TV broke
時計が壊れている
The clock is broken
スマホが壊れそう
My smartphone is about to break
Complete Conjugation Table
Basic Forms
Dictionary Form
壊れる
Masu Form
壊れます
Te Form
壊れて
Past Form
壊れた
Negative Form
壊れない
Past Negative
壊れなかった
Polite Forms
Polite Present
壊れます
Polite Past
壊れました
Polite Negative
壊れません
Polite Past Negative
壊れませんでした
Advanced Forms
Potential Form
壊れられる
Passive Form
壊れられる
Causative Form
壊れさせる
Causative Passive
壊れさせられる
Volitional Form
壊れよう
Imperative Form
壊れろ
Conditional Forms
Conditional (ば)
壊れれば
Conditional (たら)
壊れたら
Other Forms
Progressive Form
壊れている
Desire (たい)
壊れたい
Prohibition
壊れるな