Japanese

げる

きりあげる
Meaning: to wrap up; to finish; to round up
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 切り上げる 切り上げない
Polite 切り上げます 切り上げません
Past 切り上げた 切り上げなかった
Polite + Past 切り上げました 切り上げませんでした
Te-form 切り上げて 切り上げなくて
Potential 切り上げられる 切り上げられない
Passive 切り上げられる 切り上げられない
Causative 切り上げさせる 切り上げさせない
Imperative 切り上げろ 切り上げるな

Handwriting

切
り
上
げ
る

Example sentences

I wrapped up the work early.
今日はこれでひとまず切り上げましょう。
Let's wrap it up for now today.
今日は定時に仕事を切り上げて、家族と一緒に夕食を食べるつもりだ。
I'm planning to finish work on time today and have dinner with my family.

Usage Notes

Used when bringing something to a close or rounding up numbers.

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