Vocab Info
N3 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb, Suffix
千切る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
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
1.
to tear to pieces, to tear to shreds, to tear up
Usually written using kana aloneGodan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
2.
to pick (e.g. fruit), to pluck, to tear off
Usually written using kana aloneSuffix, 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】
Common・Uncommon
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Pitch Accent
ち
ぎ
る
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パンを細かくちぎって鳩に与える。
I will shred the bread into small pieces and feed it to the pigeons.
折り紙を細かくちぎって印に沿って台紙に貼る。
I will tear the origami paper into small pieces and glue them onto the base along the marks.
猿は手を使って器用に枝から木の実を一つずつ千切るようです。
Monkeys skillfully use their hands to pick the fruits from branches, one by one.
卒業をした事をきっかけに、要らなくなったノートを千切って捨てた。
After graduating, I tore up the notebooks that I no longer needed and threw them away.
子供が餅を喉に詰まらせる事が無いように少しずつちぎりながら与えました。
I gave the child mochi bit by bit in small torn up pieces to prevent it from getting stuck in their throat.
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