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VocabJLPT N3

to break

Godan VerbTransitive Verb

Definitions

1. to break
2. to destroy
3. to wreck
4. to break (a bill, etc.)

This verb means to break, destroy, or damage something. It is a transitive verb, meaning it requires an object, and is used when someone deliberately or accidentally causes something to break or stop functioning.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Some people just break things even when they're still perfectly usable.

Sentence 2

Would laughing right now kill the mood?

Sentence 3

If you keep doubting each other, it'll damage the relationship.

Sentence 4

Please don't break the momentum we have going.

Sentence 5

No, hold it together — don't break the flow.