Japanese

める

きりつめる
Meaning: to cut down; to economize
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 切り詰める 切り詰めない
Polite 切り詰めます 切り詰めません
Past 切り詰めた 切り詰めなかった
Polite + Past 切り詰めました 切り詰めませんでした
Te-form 切り詰めて 切り詰めなくて
Potential 切り詰められる 切り詰められない
Passive 切り詰められる 切り詰められない
Causative 切り詰めさせる 切り詰めさせない
Imperative 切り詰めろ 切り詰めるな

Handwriting

切
り
詰
め
る

Example sentences

In order to cut down on living expenses, I decided to refrain from eating out.
毎月の生活費を切り詰めて、なんとか海外旅行の資金を拈出した。
I cut down on my monthly living expenses and somehow managed to squeeze out the funds for an overseas trip.

Usage Notes

Used for reducing expenditures or shortening something by cutting. Often used in the context of budgeting.

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