Japanese

ちぎる
Meaning: to tear to pieces; to tear off
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 千切る 千切らない
Polite 千切ります 千切りません
Past 千切った 千切らなかった
Polite + Past 千切りました 千切りませんでした
Te-form 千切って 千切らなくて
Potential 千切れる 千切れない
Passive 千切られる 千切られない
Causative 千切らせる 千切らせない
Causative + Passive 千切らされる 千切らされない
Imperative 千切れ 千切るな

Handwriting

千
切
る

Example sentences

I tore the letter into small pieces and threw it away.
みゆきは細い方をちぎるのがいいとこなたたちにアドバイスする。
Miyuki advises Konata and the others that tearing the thin end is the best way.

Usage Notes

Used for tearing something into smaller bits or tearing something off a larger piece using one's hands.

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