()()ける

つきぬける
verb (ichidan)
to pierce through; to break through; to pass through
自他動詞 transitive / intransitivemovement
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present()()ける()()けない
Present polite()()けます()()けません
Past()()けた()()けなかった
Past polite()()けました()()けませんでした
て form()()けて()()けなくて
ている present()()けている()()けていない
ている polite()()けています()()けていません
ている past()()けていた()()けていなかった
ている past polite()()けていました()()けていませんでした
Conditional ば()()ければ()()けなければ
Conditional たら()()けたら()()けなかったら
Volitional()()けよう
Volitional polite()()けましょう
Potential()()けられる()()けられない
Passive()()けられる()()けられない
Causative()()けさせる()()けさせない
Imperative()()けろ()()けるな
1. to pierce through; to penetrate; to go right through
To physically pass through something from one side to the other, or to break through a barrier or obstacle.
弾丸(だんがん)(かべ)()()けた。
The bullet pierced through the wall.
After passing through the alley, I came out onto a wide street.
Breaking through the rain clouds, the airplane emerged above a blue sky.
2. to stand out dramatically; to be strikingly (clear, bright, etc.)
Used figuratively to describe something that is exceptionally vivid, clear, or outstanding, as if it has broken through ordinary limits.
()()けるような青空(あおぞら)だった。
It was a strikingly clear blue sky.
彼女(かのじょ)()()けた(あか)るさ(すく)われた
I was saved by her exceptionally bright personality.
A piercingly high voice echoed through the venue.

Compound verb from () (to thrust, to poke) + ()ける (to come out, to pass through). The combination emphasizes forceful passage through a barrier.

Common collocations

Transitivity

Both transitive () and intransitive usage. Takes when specifying what is being pierced through.

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