押し切る

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
押 切
お
Grade: S 		き
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
押切る

Etymology

Compound of 押し (oshi, “to press, the 連用形(れんようけい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of 押(お)す (osu)”) +‎ 切る (kiru, “to cut”)

Pronunciation

Verb

押(お)し切(き)る • (oshikiru) transitive godan (stem 押(お)し切(き)り (oshikiri), past 押(お)し切(き)った (oshikitta))

  1. to overcome (opposition), to push past, to force one's way
    野党(やとう)の反対(はんたい)を押(お)し切(き)って法案(ほうあん)を通(とお)す
    yatō no hantai o oshikitte hōan o tōsu
    to overcome the opposing party's opposition and pass the bill
  2. to press and cut

Conjugation

Conjugation of "押し切る" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 押し切ら おしきら oshikira
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 押し切り おしきり oshikiri
Shūshikei ("terminal") 押し切る おしきる oshikiru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 押し切る おしきる oshikiru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 押し切れ おしきれ oshikire
Meireikei ("imperative") 押し切れ おしきれ oshikire
Key constructions
Passive 押し切られる おしきられる oshikirareru
Causative 押し切らせる
押し切らす 		おしきらせる
おしきらす 		oshikiraseru
oshikirasu
Potential 押し切れる おしきれる oshikireru
Volitional 押し切ろう おしきろう oshikirō
Negative 押し切らない おしきらない oshikiranai
Negative continuative 押し切らず おしきらず oshikirazu
Formal 押し切ります おしきります oshikirimasu
Perfective 押し切った おしきった oshikitta
Conjunctive 押し切って おしきって oshikitte
Hypothetical conditional 押し切れば おしきれば oshikireba

References

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