〜切る・切れる・切れない (~kiru / ~kireru / ~kirenai) — do completely / can't finish
All the way, nothing left — and whether you could manage it.
Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)
Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)
Meaning
- Adding 「〜切る」to a verb's ます-stem means "do it completely, to the end": 「この仕事を今日中にやり切る」= I'll get this job fully done today.
- The potential 「〜切れる」= can finish, and its negative 「〜切れない」= can't finish, is the most common: 「多すぎて食べ切れない」= it's too much to finish eating.
How to attach
Words like 「売り切れ」(sold out), 「使い切る」(use up) and 「疲れ切る」(be worn out) turn up daily.
Examples (उदाहरणहरू)
この仕事を、今日中にやり切る。
このしごとを、きょうじゅうにやりきる。
I'll get this job completely done today.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) やります → drop ます: やり → attach 切る to it → it means 'fully, right to the end'.
量が多すぎて、食べ切れなかった。
りょうがおおすぎて、たべきれなかった。
It was too much — I couldn't finish it.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 食べます → 食べ → 切れる (potential) → negative 切れない → past tense 切れなかった.
人気の商品は、もう売り切れです。
にんきのしょうひんは、もううりきれです。
The popular item is already sold out.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 売ります → 売り → 切れ (noun form) → 売り切れ = sold out.
Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)
「一日では読み＿。」— "can't finish reading"?
💡 Hint: The negative potential.
読み + 切れない = can't finish reading.
What does 「売り切れ」mean?
💡 Hint: All sold.
売り + 切れ = completely sold.
What does 「〜切る」express?
💡 Hint: Nothing left.
To do completely, to the end.
Your score: /3