Vocab Info

N3 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb, Suffix

千切(ちぎ)to tear to pieces, to tear to shreds, to tear up, to pick (e.g. fruit), to pluck, to tear off, to do ... heavily, to do ... heartily, to do ... vigorously

    Dictionary Definition

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

      1.

      to tear to pieces, to tear to shreds, to tear up

      Usually written using kana alone
    2. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb

      2.

      to pick (e.g. fruit), to pluck, to tear off

      Usually written using kana alone
    3. Suffix, Godan verb with 'ru' ending

      3.

      to do ... heavily, to do ... heartily, to do ... vigorously

      Usually written using kana alone, after the -masu stem of a verb

    All Forms

    千切る 【ちぎる】

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    Examples

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      パンを(こま)かくちぎって(はと)(あた)える。

      I will shred the bread into small pieces and feed it to the pigeons.

      • N3

      ()(がみ)(こま)かくちぎって(しるし)沿()って台紙(だいし)()る。

      I will tear the origami paper into small pieces and glue them onto the base along the marks.

      • N3

      (さる)()使(つか)って器用(きよう)(えだ)から()()(ひと)つずつ千切(ちぎ)ようです。

      Monkeys skillfully use their hands to pick the fruits from branches, one by one.

      • N3

      卒業(そつぎょう)をした(こと)をきっかけに、()らなくなったノートを千切(ちぎ)って()てた。

      After graduating, I tore up the notebooks that I no longer needed and threw them away.

      • N3

      子供(こども)(もち)(のど)()まらせる(こと)()いように(すこ)しずつちぎりながら(あた)えました。

      I gave the child mochi bit by bit in small torn up pieces to prevent it from getting stuck in their throat.

      • N2
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