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VocabJLPT N3

to fold

Godan VerbTransitive Verb

Definitions

1. to break
2. to fracture
3. to fold
4. to make (origami)

This verb means to bend, fold, or break something by applying force. It is used when folding paper, snapping a stick, or breaking a bone. Context determines whether the action results in a clean fold or a break.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

I kind of feel like I'm about to break today.

Sentence 2

Even so, I'm not going to let my resolve break — not to the end!

Sentence 3

No way, the key snapped off inside the lock!

Sentence 4

She angrily snapped the card in half and threw it away!

Sentence 5

The wind was so strong it snapped the thin tree in the yard!