godan verb (v5r, vt) · N5
切るkiru
to cut
- to cut through
- to performsurgery
- to severconnections, ties
Remember it
Connect the sound to "key ring". Picture a key ring cutting or wearing the idea in a scene for "to cut" so the sound points straight back to the meaning.
Forms
Non-past affirmative | Past affirmative | Non-past negative | Past negative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Informal plain form | 切る | 切った | 切らない | 切らなかった |
Formal -masu base | 切ります | 切りました | 切りません | 切りませんでした |
te-form
切って
connector — “… and then”
Godan verb — the final kana shifts depending on the form.
Learning status
learning
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