ばれる

Etymology
Ultimate derivation unclear. Appears from the late 1600s.

Analyzable as the regular mediopassive / intransitive form of root verb, from which  derives as the regular causative / transitive. Compare similar verb paradigms with root verb, causative / transitive , mediopassive / intransitive , 🇨🇬 and modern causative / transitive , mediopassive / intransitive , 🇨🇬 and modern and.

Cognate with,. The term actually appears earliest in texts, starting from the late 1500s, followed by  in the late 1600s and  in the early 1700s. This suggests the possibility that the adjective / adverb came first, with the verbs then deriving from that.

Possibly related to adjective.

Verb

 * 1) to become in disarray, to become disorganized
 * 2) to break down, to be broken off, such as talks or negotiations
 * 3) to fail at something
 * 4) to lose a card game
 * 5) to be found out, to be discovered
 * 6)  to rain, to become inclement weather
 * 7)  to tell an indecent or off-color story
 * 1) to be found out, to be discovered
 * 2)  to rain, to become inclement weather
 * 3)  to tell an indecent or off-color story
 * 1)  to tell an indecent or off-color story

Usage notes

 * The passive form is inappropriate and is not used.

Related terms

 * : to expose a secret; to mess something up, to put something in complete disarray