壊す
こわす
to break, to break down
Godan verbJLPT N4
Example Sentences
He broke my new camera.
Please, don't break this toy.
She is afraid of breaking her heart.
Grammar Notes & Usage Tips
•壊す is an action you do to something, so use the particle を before it — for example, テレビを壊した means "I broke the TV."
•Be careful not to mix up 壊す (to break something) with 壊れる (something breaks on its own); use 壊す when you're the one doing the breaking.
•When talking about who broke something, you can say [Person]が[Object]を壊した — for example, ジョンがドアを壊した means "John broke the door."
•JLPT N4 level
Common Phrases & Expressions
おもちゃを壊す（おもちゃをこわす）
to break a toy
約束を壊す（やくそくをこわす）
to break a promise
雰囲気を壊す（ふんいきをこわす）
to ruin the mood / to spoil the atmosphere
Complete Conjugation Table
Basic Forms
Dictionary Form
壊す
Masu Form
壊します
Te Form
壊して
Past Form
壊した
Negative Form
壊さない
Past Negative
壊さなかった
Polite Forms
Polite Present
壊します
Polite Past
壊しました
Polite Negative
壊しません
Polite Past Negative
壊しませんでした
Advanced Forms
Potential Form
壊せる
Passive Form
壊される
Causative Form
壊させる
Causative Passive
壊さされる
Volitional Form
壊そう
Imperative Form
壊せ
Conditional Forms
Conditional (ば)
壊せば
Conditional (たら)
壊したら
Other Forms
Progressive Form
壊している
Desire (たい)
壊したい
Prohibition
壊すな