Japanese

きる
Meaning: to cut; to chop; to sever
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Example sentences

包丁で野菜を切る。
Cut vegetables with a kitchen knife.
彼女は長い髪を短く切った。
She cut her long hair short.
彼は髪を短く切った。
He cut his hair short.
リンゴの皮をむいて、小さく切った。
I peeled the apple and cut it into small pieces.
玉ねぎを切っていたら、ひどい涙目になってしまった。
While cutting onions, I got very teary-eyed.

Usage Notes

A versatile verb used for cutting physically, but also for cutting ties, electricity, etc.

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