突き抜ける（つきぬける）
JLPT N1 · Ichidan verb (Group 2)
Pitch accent: nakadaka (middle-high) — pitch drops after mora 4
Meaning: to break through / pierce through
Conjugation
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| masu-form (polite) | 突き抜けます | つきぬけます |
| te-form | 突き抜けて | つきぬけて |
| ta-form (past) | 突き抜けた | つきぬけた |
| nai-form (negative) | 突き抜けない | つきぬけない |
| potential form | 突き抜けられる | つきぬけられる |
Example sentences
- 限界を突き抜ける。 — He breaks through his limits.
- 雲を突き抜けて空へ上がる。 — It pierces through the clouds and rises into the sky.
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