弾ける

Japanese

Alternative spelling
彈ける (kyūjitai)

弾(はじ)ける • (hajikeru) intransitive ichidan (stem 弾(はじ)け (hajike), past 弾(はじ)けた (hajiketa))

Japanese verb pair
active	弾(はじ)く
mediopassive	弾(はじ)ける

(of a container) to burst; to break from internal pressure
クリの実(み)が弾(はじ)ける
kuri no mi ga hajikeru
The chestnut breaks open.

ポケットが弾(はじ)けそうだ
poketto ga hajike sō da
My pocket is about to burst.
(often figurative) to disperse/scatter with a burst
笑(わら)い声(ごえ)が弾(はじ)ける
waraigoe ga hajikeru
People burst into laughters.

バブル経済(けいざい)が弾(はじ)ける
baburu keizai ga hajikeru
The economy bubble bursts.
to have fun; to party
試験(しけん)が終(お)わったので、カラオケで弾(はじ)けた
shiken ga owatta no de, karaoke de hajiketa
Since the exam is over, we had fun at karaoke.
to go public; to be revealed
汚(お)職(しょく)事件(じけん)が秘書(ひしょ)の逮(たい)捕(ほ)で弾(はじ)けた
oshoku jiken ga hisho no taiho de hajiketa
The corruption case went public following the arrest of the secretary.

Conjugation of "弾ける" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	弾け	はじけ	hajike
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	弾け	はじけ	hajike
Shūshikei ("terminal")	弾ける	はじける	hajikeru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	弾ける	はじける	hajikeru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	弾けれ	はじけれ	hajikere
Meireikei ("imperative")	弾けよ¹ 弾けろ²	はじけよ¹ はじけろ²	hajikeyo¹ hajikero²
Key constructions
Passive	弾けられる	はじけられる	hajikerareru
Causative	弾けさせる弾けさす	はじけさせるはじけさす	hajikesaseru hajikesasu
Potential	弾けられる弾けれる³	はじけられるはじけれる³	hajikerareru hajikereru³
Volitional	弾けよう	はじけよう	hajikeyō
Negative	弾けない弾けぬ弾けん	はじけないはじけぬはじけん	hajikenai hajikenu hajiken
Negative continuative	弾けず	はじけず	hajikezu
Formal	弾けます	はじけます	hajikemasu
Perfective	弾けた	はじけた	hajiketa
Conjunctive	弾けて	はじけて	hajikete
Hypothetical conditional	弾ければ	はじければ	hajikereba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative ³ Colloquial potential

Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	弾け	はじけ	fazike
Continuative (連用形)	弾け	はじけ	fazike
Terminal (終止形)	弾く	はじく	faziku
Attributive (連体形)	弾くる	はじくる	fazikuru
Realis (已然形)	弾くれ	はじくれ	fazikure
Imperative (命令形)	弾けよ	はじけよ	fazikeyo
Key constructions
Negative	弾けず	はじけず	fazikezu
Contrasting conjunction	弾くれど	はじくれど	fazikuredo
Causal conjunction	弾くれば	はじくれば	fazikureba
Conditional conjunction	弾けば	はじけば	fazikeba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	弾けき	はじけき	fazikeki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	弾けけり	はじけけり	fazikekeri
Perfect tense (conscious action)	弾けつ	はじけつ	faziketu
Perfect tense (natural event)	弾けぬ	はじけぬ	fazikenu
Perfect-continuative tense	弾けたり	はじけたり	faziketari
Volitional	弾けむ	はじけむ	fazikemu