Japanese

たつ
Meaning: to cut off; to sever; to quit (a habit); to abstain from
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 断つ 断たない
Polite 断ちます 断ちません
Past 断った 断たなかった
Polite + Past 断ちました 断ちませんでした
Te-form 断って 断たなくて
Potential 断てる 断てない
Passive 断たれる 断たれない
Causative 断たせる 断たせない
Causative + Passive 断たされる 断たされない
Imperative 断て 断つな

Handwriting

断
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Example sentences

He finally quit drinking alcohol.
若いうちにタバコという悪習を断つべきだ。
You should break the bad habit of smoking while you are young.

Usage Notes

Can mean physically cutting something or metaphorically cutting ties or quitting a habit like drinking or smoking.

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