# 弾ける
## Japanese

* Kanji in this term
* 弾
* はじ Grade: S
* kun'yomi
* Alternative spelling
* 彈ける (kyūjitai)

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) はじける [hàjíkéꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [3])
* IPA: [ha̠ʑike̞ɾɯ̟]

### Verb

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 |
* to burst; to break from internal pressure (of a container)
    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(けい)済(ざい)が弾(はじ)ける
       baburu keizai ga hajikeru
       The economy bubble bursts.
* to have fun; to party
    試(し)験(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.
** 1998, 広瀬香美<t:Kohmi Hirose> (lyrics and music), “Groovy!”:
    Brand-new love song ハレハレルヤ! みんなハジけて愛(あい)し合(あ)おう
       Brand-new love song harehareruya! Minna hajikete aishiaō
       Brand-New Love Song Halle, hallelujah! Everyone, let's just go wild and love each other
* to go public; to be revealed
    汚(お)職(しょく)事(じ)件(けん)が秘(ひ)書(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

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 |

### References

* ↑ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* ↑ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN