別れる（わかれる）
JLPT N4 · Ichidan verb (Group 2)
Pitch accent: nakadaka (middle-high) — pitch drops after mora 3
Meaning: to break up / part ways
Conjugation
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| masu-form (polite) | 別れます | わかれます |
| te-form | 別れて | わかれて |
| ta-form (past) | 別れた | わかれた |
| nai-form (negative) | 別れない | わかれない |
| potential form | 別れられる | わかれられる |
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Example sentences
- 恋人と話し合って別れることにした。 — After talking it over, my partner and I decided to break up.
- 駅で友達と別れて、家に帰った。 — I said goodbye to my friend at the station and went home.
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