引き裂く

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
引 裂
ひ
Grade: 2 		さ
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
引裂く

Pronunciation

Verb

引(ひ)き裂(さ)く • (hikisaku) godan (stem 引(ひ)き裂(さ)き (hikisaki), past 引(ひ)き裂(さ)いた (hikisaita))

  1. to tear to shreds/pieces; to tear apart; to rend
  2. to disrupt (a relationship)

Conjugation

Conjugation of "引き裂く" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 引き裂か ひきさか hikisaka
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 引き裂き ひきさき hikisaki
Shūshikei ("terminal") 引き裂く ひきさく hikisaku
Rentaikei ("attributive") 引き裂く ひきさく hikisaku
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 引き裂け ひきさけ hikisake
Meireikei ("imperative") 引き裂け ひきさけ hikisake
Key constructions
Passive 引き裂かれる ひきさかれる hikisakareru
Causative 引き裂かせる
引き裂かす 		ひきさかせる
ひきさかす 		hikisakaseru
hikisakasu
Potential 引き裂ける ひきさける hikisakeru
Volitional 引き裂こう ひきさこう hikisakō
Negative 引き裂かない ひきさかない hikisakanai
Negative continuative 引き裂かず ひきさかず hikisakazu
Formal 引き裂きます ひきさきます hikisakimasu
Perfective 引き裂いた ひきさいた hikisaita
Conjunctive 引き裂いて ひきさいて hikisaite
Hypothetical conditional 引き裂けば ひきさけば hikisakeba

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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