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N2 Godan verb with 'tsu' ending, Transitive verb

()to sever, to cut off, to suppress, to abstain (from)

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

      1.

      to sever, to cut off

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

      2.

      to suppress, to eradicate, to exterminate

    3. Godan verb with 'tsu' ending, Transitive verb

      3.

      to abstain (from), to give up

    All Forms

    断つ 【たつ】絶つ 【たつ】

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    Examples

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      チェーンカッターで(くさり)()

      Cut off the chain with a chain cutter.

      • N2

      タバコを()のはとても(むずか)しいです。

      Abstaining from smoking is very difficult.

      • N2

      家庭(かてい)()先生(せんせい):「(いと)()りバサミで(いと)()ちましょう。」

      Home Economics Teacher: 'Let's sever the thread with thread cutter scissors.'

      • N2

      経営(けいえい)改善(かいぜん)のための(たの)みの(つな)()たれたにもかかわらず社長(しゃちょう)前向(まえむ)きだ。

      Despite having his lifeline for business improvement cut off, the president is still positive.

      • N2

      出生(しゅっしょう)(りつ)低下(ていか)若者(わかもの)人口(じんこう)()っている。その(うえ)(みずか)(いのち)()若者(わかもの)(おお)くいる。

      The population of young people is decreasing due to the declining birth rate. Moreover, there are also many young people who give up their own lives.

      • N2
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