Japanese

きりとる
Meaning: to cut out; to clip; to detach
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

切
り
取
る

Example sentences

I cut out the newspaper article and pasted it in my notebook.
点線に沿って紙を切り取ってください
Please cut the paper along the dotted line.

Usage Notes

Specifies cutting a specific part away from a larger source.

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