Japanese

けずりとる
Meaning: to scrape off; to shave away
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 削り取る 削り取らない
Polite 削り取ります 削り取りません
Past 削り取った 削り取らなかった
Polite + Past 削り取りました 削り取りませんでした
Te-form 削り取って 削り取らなくて
Potential 削り取れる 削り取れない
Passive 削り取られる 削り取られない
Causative 削り取らせる 削り取らせない
Causative + Passive 削り取らされる 削り取らされない
Imperative 削り取れ 削り取るな

Example

職人は木材の表面を丁寧に削り取った。
The craftsperson carefully scraped away the surface of the wood.

Usage Notes

Used when removing a layer or unwanted material by scraping, shaving, or cutting it away.

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