破れる

tear, rip

破れ tear, rip + る Plain non-past
verb · present tense Rare #45,211
tear, rip Usually used for something that tears or becomes torn; it can also be used figuratively for a heart or feelings breaking.
JA: この紙はすぐ破れる。
EN: This paper tears easily.

胸が破れるほど悲しいけど事実は事実

It’s heartbreaking, but facts are facts.

— シカゴ (2002)

このポケットも何度直しても破れるし安物の糸はすぐ切れるの

This pocket keeps ripping no matter how many times I mend it, and cheap thread breaks right away.

— マレーナ (2000)

破れるわ

It’ll tear.

— तुम्बाड (2018)

“男が涙を見せるのは一生に数えるほどだ”“心が破れるほどの悲しみの時だ”

“A man only sheds tears a handful of times in his life—when he’s overcome by a sorrow so deep it breaks his heart.”

— さらば、わが愛/覇王別姫 (1993)