ちぎれる・千切れるchigireru
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Definitions
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be torn off; to come off
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | ちぎれる |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | ちぎれます |
| Negative (nai) | ちぎれない |
| polite (masen) | ちぎれません |
| classical zu / nu | ちぎれず・ちぎれぬ |
| Past (ta) | ちぎれた |
| polite (mashita) | ちぎれました |
| Past negative (nakatta) | ちぎれなかった |
| polite (masen deshita) | ちぎれませんでした |
| Te form | ちぎれて |
| Potential | ちぎれられる |
| Passive | ちぎれられる |
| Causative | ちぎれさせる |
| Causative passive | ちぎれさせられる |
| Conditional (ba) | ちぎれれば |
| tara | ちぎれたら |
| Volitional | ちぎれよう |
| polite (mashou) | ちぎれましょう |
| Imperative | ちぎれろ |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Transitive / intransitive pair
糸がちぎれる
糸をちぎる
千切れる, as in 糸がちぎれる, emphasizes the thread itself becoming torn or breaking apart; 千切る, as in 糸をちぎる, emphasizes an agent deliberately tearing the thread.
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Synonyms & antonyms
- SynonymもげるCasualColloquial. Torn or broken off at the base, as in 「腕がもげる」「取っ手がもげる」; unlike 「千切れる」, it does not cover being torn to pieces.
- Related取れるとれるNeutralThe most general word for something coming off or detaching, as in 「ボタンが取れる」; unlike 「千切れる」 it does not imply tearing.
- AntonymつながるNeutralThe opposite of 「千切れる」: things being tied or connected together rather than torn apart.
- Antonym結合けつごうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Joining or uniting things into one; an antonym of 「千切れる」.
Use 「千切れる」 for being torn off or torn to pieces, as in 「紙が千切れる」. For buttons and the like simply coming off, use 「取れる」; for being joined or connected, use 「繋がる」.
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Japanese definitions
