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N2 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb

区切(くぎ)to demarcate, to delimit, to divide (an area), to mark off, to cut off, to punctuate, to put an end to (e.g. a sentence), to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)

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    1. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb

      1.

      to divide, to separate, to partition, to demarcate, to delimit, to mark off

    2. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb

      2.

      to punctuate, to mark off (with a comma), to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud), to space one's words

    All Forms

    区切る 【くぎる】句切る 【くぎる】

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      カーテンで部屋(へや)(ふた)つに区切(くぎ)

      I divide the room into two with a curtain.

      • N2

      先生(せんせい):「この(ぶん)文節(ぶんせつ)区切(くぎ)りましょう。」

      Teacher: 'Let's delimit this sentence into phrases.'

      • N2

      大学(だいがく)(いち)学年(がくねん)前期(ぜんき)後期(こうき)区切られている。

      A university's academic year is divided into the first and second semester.

      • N2

      ルール:「ロープで区切(くぎ)ってあるレーンを()えて(およ)いではならない。」

      Rule: 'You must not swim across the lanes that are marked off with ropes.'

      • N2

      パーテーションか(なに)かでこの(ひろ)会場(かいじょう)(みっ)つのブースに区切りましょう。

      Let's divide this large venue into three booths with partitions or something.

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