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Japanese verb切る (kiru) Conjugation
切る (kiru) means “to cut, to cut through, to perform”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 切らない and 切ります, and the te-form is 切って. Below is its conjugation in all 14 forms, plain and polite, the same forms the Japanese verb conjugation worksheets print in their answer keys.
- Meaning
- to cut, to cut through, to perform
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 切る
- Reading
- きる
- Romaji
- kiru
- Masu form
- 切ります
- Nai form
- 切らない
- Te-form
- 切って
- Ta form
- 切った
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 切る |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 切らない |
| Polite | 切ります |
| Polite negative | 切りません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 切った |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 切らなかった |
| Polite | 切りました |
| Polite negative | 切りませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 切って |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 切らないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 切っている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 切っていない |
| Polite | 切っています |
| Polite negative | 切っていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 切りたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 切りたくない |
| Polite | 切りたいです |
| Polite negative | 切りたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 切ろう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 切りましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 切れ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 切るな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 切ってください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 切らないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 切れる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 切れない |
| Polite | 切れます |
| Polite negative | 切れません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 切れば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 切らなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 切ったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 切らなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 切られる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 切られない |
| Polite | 切られます |
| Polite negative | 切られません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 切らせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 切らせない |
| Polite | 切らせます |
| Polite negative | 切らせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 切らされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 切らされない |
| Polite | 切らされます |
| Polite negative | 切らされません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 改める (aratameru)to change, to alter, to revise
- 耐える (taeru)to bear, to stand, to endure
- 苦い (nigai)bitter
- 好ましい (konomashii)nice, likeable, desirable
- 深める (fukameru)to deepen, to heighten, to intensify
- 切らす (kirasu)to run out of
- 争う (arasou)to compete, to contest, to contend
- 打ち出す (uchidasu)to emboss
- 渡す (watasu)to ferry across, to carry across, to traverse
- 募る (tsunoru)to become stronger
- 満たす (mitasu)to satisfy, to meet, to fulfill
- 話し合う (hanashiau)to discuss, to talk together
About these tables
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