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破く

to tear

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Conjugation of 破く

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern.
私/俺
Present informal tense
破く
yabuku
I tear
Present informal negative tense
破かない
yabukanai
I don't tear
Present formal tense
破きます
yabukimasu
I tear
Present formal negative tense
破きません
yabukimasen
I do not tear
私/俺
Past informal tense
破いた
yabuita
I tore
Past informal negative tense
破かなかった
yabukanakatta
I didn't tear
Past formal tense
破きました
yabukimashita
I tear
Past formal negative tense
破きませんでした
yabukimasen deshita
I did not tear
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
破け
yabuke
tear
Imperative negative mood
破くな
yabuku na
don't tear
Imperative formal mood
破いてください
yabuite kudasai
please tear
Imperative formal negative mood
破かないでください
yabukanai dekudasai
please do not tear
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
破いて
yabuite
tear
Passive stem
破かれる
yabukareru
tore
Hypothetical tense
破け
yabuke
if I tore
Hypothetical conditional stem
破けば
yabukeba
tore
私/俺
Volitional stem
破こう
yabukō
will tear
Potential stem
破ける
yabukeru
tore
Continuative stem
破き
yabuki
tearing
Causative stem
破かせる
yabukaseru
allow to tear
私/俺
Imperfective stem
破か
yabuka
tear

Examples of 破く

- 破くのよ - 破く？

Like this. "Lip" them.

- ヒドイ 破いた

[laughing] [shirt rips] You jerk!

破いて

- Rip them.