See 別れる in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"continuative",
"negative"
]
},
{
"form": "wakarezu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"continuative",
"negative"
]
},
{
"form": "別れます",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"formal"
]
},
{
"form": "わかれます",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"formal"
]
},
{
"form": "wakaremasu",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"formal"
]
},
{
"form": "別れた",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"perfective"
]
},
{
"form": "わかれた",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"perfective"
]
},
{
"form": "wakareta",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"perfective"
]
},
{
"form": "別れて",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"conjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "わかれて",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"conjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "wakarete",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"conjunctive"
]
},
{
"form": "別れれば",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"conditional",
"hypothetical"
]
},
{
"form": "わかれれば",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"conditional",
"hypothetical"
]
},
{
"form": "wakarereba",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"conditional",
"hypothetical"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "わかれる",
"tr": "intrans",
"type": "2"
},
"expansion": "別(わか)れる • (wakareru) intransitive ichidan (stem 別(わか)れ (wakare), past 別(わか)れた (wakareta))",
"name": "ja-verb"
}
],
"lang": "Japanese",
"lang_code": "ja",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"to separate"
],
"links": [
[
"separate",
"separate"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"to part ways, to bid farewell, to break up with someone"
],
"links": [
[
"part ways",
"part ways"
],
[
"bid",
"bid"
],
[
"farewell",
"farewell"
],
[
"break up",
"break up"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"other": "わかれる"
},
{
"ipa": "[β̞a̠ka̠ɾe̞ɾɯ̟]"
}
],
"word": "別れる"
}
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