N21363/1725

砕くだける

Ichidan verbverb (generic)intransitive verb

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くだける

Meanings

to break (into pieces), to be broken, to be smashed
to collapse, to crumble, to decline, to cool (e.g. enthusiasm), to dampen (e.g. one's will to fight)
to become less formal, to throw off reserve, to become affable
to become easy to understand (e.g. a story)
to be worried

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Example sentences

強つよい衝撃しょうげきで岩いわが砕くだけた。

The rock broke into pieces from the strong impact.

彼女かのじょと話はなすうちに、彼かれの態度たいどが砕くだけてきた。

As he talked with her, his attitude became more relaxed and informal.

長ながい交渉こうしょうの末すえ、彼かれらの抵抗心ていこうしんが砕くだけた。

After lengthy negotiations, their will to resist crumbled.

砕くだけた言葉ことばで説明せつめいしてもらえると助たすかります。

It would be helpful if you could explain it in easy-to-understand language.

連続れんぞくする失敗しっぱいにより、彼かれの熱意ねついはなかなか砕くだけないが、周囲しゅういの期待きたいに応こたえられないことへの不安ふあんは増ます一方いっぽうだった。

Despite repeated failures, his enthusiasm would not easily wane, yet his anxiety about not meeting the expectations of those around him only continued to grow.

Related words

潜るもぐる

to dive (into or under water); to get under, to get into, to get in, to creep into, to crawl under, to bury oneself, to burrow into, to dig oneself into, to snuggle under; to hide oneself (esp. from the government), to conceal oneself, to go underground

上下じょうげ

top and bottom, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends, up and down; going up and down, rising and falling, fluctuating; going and coming back; upper and lower classes, ruler and ruled, the government and the people; first and second volumes; top and bottom, two-piece (outfit)

突くつく

to prick, to stab; to poke, to prod, to push, to thrust, to nudge, to hit, to strike; to use (a cane), to prop oneself up with, to press against (the floor, etc.); to attack; to brave (the rain, etc.)