How to say broke in Japanese

かねのないkanenonai Inflection

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Example Sentences

kareha約束を破ったyakusokuwoyabutta
He didn't keep his promise.
今までimamade使っていたtsukatteitaものmonowo今朝kesa部屋heyadeボール遊びBOORUasobiwoしていてshiteiteわってwatteしまったshimattaのですnodesu
I broke the one I've been using till now this morning while playing with a ball in the room.
ようやくyouyakuyoruga明けてakete長いnagaiyoruga終わったowatta
Finally dawn broke; the long night had ended.
musumehaいつもitsumo約束yakusokuwo守らないmamoranai母親hahaoyani苛立っていたiradatteita
The daughter was irritated with her mother, who always broke her promises.
予定日yoteibino夕方yuugatani破水hasuiしましたshimashita
My water broke on the evening of the predicted birth date.

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