Japanese reference
切る
きる
to cut; to slice
Regular · 32 form tables
Rows describe verb forms and levels of politeness. Honorific and humble forms are labeled separately. Strong commands appear under additional forms.
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Basic
Non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Dictionary form | きる (kiru)cut |
| Polite, masu | きります (kirimasu)cut |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | きらない (kiranai)do not cut |
| Polite negative | きりません (kirimasen)do not cut |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | きった (kitta)cut |
| Polite past | きりました (kirimashita)cut |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | きらなかった (kiranakatta)did not cut |
| Polite past negative | きりませんでした (kirimasendeshita)did not cut |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | きって (kitte)cutting (and then) |
| Polite te-form | きりまして (kirimashite)cutting (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | きっている (kitteiru)be cutting |
| Polite te-iru | きっています (kitteimasu)be cutting |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | きれば (kireba)if you cut |
| Rare literary polite conditional | きりますれば (kirimasureba)if you cut (rare and literary). In ordinary polite conversation, use the plain conditional and make the main clause polite |
Conditional, tara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, tara | きったら (kittara)if you cut |
| Polite conditional, tara | きりましたら (kirimashitara)if you cut |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | きれる (kireru)can cut |
| Polite potential | きれます (kiremasu)can cut |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | きろう (kirou)let's cut! |
| Polite volitional | きりましょう (kirimashou)let's cut! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | きりたい (kiritai)want to cut |
| Polite desire, tai | きりたいです (kiritaidesu)want to cut |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | きられる (kirareru)be cut |
| Polite passive | きられます (kiraremasu)be cut |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | きらせる (kiraseru)make or let someone cut |
| Polite causative | きらせます (kirasemasu)make or let someone cut |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | きらせられる (kiraserareru)be made to cut |
| Polite causative-passive | きらせられます (kiraseraremasu)be made to cut |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | きるな (kiruna)do not cut! |
| Polite negative request | きらないでください (kiranaidekudasai)please do not cut |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | きります (kirimasu)cut |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | きりません (kirimasen)do not cut |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | きりました (kirimashita)cut |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | きりませんでした (kirimasendeshita)did not cut |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | きってください (kittekudasai)please cut |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | きらないでください (kiranaidekudasai)please do not cut |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | きりましょう (kirimashou)let's cut! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | きってもいい (kittemoii)may cut |
| Polite permission | きってもいいです (kittemoiidesu)may cut |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | きってはいけない (kittehaikenai)must not cut |
| Polite prohibition | きってはいけません (kittehaikemasen)must not cut |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | きりなさい (kirinasai)cut (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | きってみる (kittemiru)try to cut |
| Polite try doing | きってみます (kittemimasu)try to cut |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | きってしまう (kitteshimau)cut completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | きってしまいます (kitteshimaimasu)cut completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | きっておく (kitteoku)cut in advance |
| Polite preparation | きっておきます (kitteokimasu)cut in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | きったことがある (kittakotogaaru)have the experience of: cut |
| Polite past experience | きったことがあります (kittakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: cut |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | きると (kiruto)whenever you cut |
| Polite automatic result | きりますと (kirimasuto)whenever you cut |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | きるなら (kirunara)if you mean to cut |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | きるだろう (kirudarou)probably cut |
| Polite probability | きるでしょう (kirudeshou)probably cut |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | きれ (kire)cut! |
| Polite request | きってください (kittekudasai)please cut |
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