分ける（わける）
JLPT N3 · Ichidan verb (Group 2)
Pitch accent: nakadaka (middle-high) — pitch drops after mora 2
Meaning: to divide / split
Conjugation
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| masu-form (polite) | 分けます | わけます |
| te-form | 分けて | わけて |
| ta-form (past) | 分けた | わけた |
| nai-form (negative) | 分けない | わけない |
| potential form | 分けられる | わけられる |
Example sentences
- ケーキを人数分に分ける。 — I divide the cake among the number of people.
- ごみを種類ごとに分ける。 — I sort the trash by type.
Idioms & proverbs containing “分ける”
- のれんを分ける (のれんをわける) — to help a long-term employee to establish a branch of the same shop
- 馬の背を分ける (うまのせをわける) — to rain on one side only (and leave the other side dry)
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