Japanese reference
切れる
きれる
to run out; to expire; to snap; to be cut off
Regular · 18 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 | きれる (kireru)something runs out |
| Polite, masu | きれます (kiremasu)something runs out |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | きれない (kirenai)something does not run out |
| Polite negative | きれません (kiremasen)something does not run out |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | きれた (kireta)something ran out |
| Polite past | きれました (kiremashita)something ran out |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | きれなかった (kirenakatta)something did not run out |
| Polite past negative | きれませんでした (kiremasendeshita)something did not run out |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | きれて (kirete)running out (and then) |
| Polite te-form | きれまして (kiremashite)running out (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | きれている (kireteiru)something has run out |
| Polite te-iru | きれています (kireteimasu)something has run out |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | きれれば (kirereba)if something runs out |
| Rare literary polite conditional | きれますれば (kiremasureba)if something runs out (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 | きれたら (kiretara)if something runs out |
| Polite conditional, tara | きれましたら (kiremashitara)if something runs out |
Voice
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | きれさせる (kiresaseru)cause something to run out |
| Polite causative | きれさせます (kiresasemasu)cause something to run out |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | きれます (kiremasu)something runs out |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | きれません (kiremasen)something does not run out |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | きれました (kiremashita)something ran out |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | きれませんでした (kiremasendeshita)something did not run out |
Aspect
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | きれてしまう (kireteshimau)something runs out completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | きれてしまいます (kireteshimaimasu)something runs out completely or regrettably |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | きれたことがある (kiretakotogaaru)have the experience of: something ran out |
| Polite past experience | きれたことがあります (kiretakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: something ran out |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | きれると (kireruto)whenever you something runs out |
| Polite automatic result | きれますと (kiremasuto)whenever you something runs out |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | きれるなら (kirerunara)if you mean to something runs out |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | きれるだろう (kirerudarou)probably something runs out |
| Polite probability | きれるでしょう (kirerudeshou)probably something runs out |
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