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隠しきれる (かくしきれる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

隠かくしきれる

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Meanings

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ichidan verb

can completely hide; able to conceal fully

Potential form of 隠し切る. Most often used in the negative (隠しきれない) to mean 'cannot completely hide' or 'cannot keep secret'. The affirmative is rare.

彼かれは動どう揺ようを隠かくしきれなかった。
He couldn't completely hide his agitation.
その秘ひ密みつはもう隠かくしきれない。
That secret can no longer be kept completely hidden.

Written forms

隠かくしきれる
Standard kanji spelling for the potential form of 隠し切る.
隠かくし切きれる

Kanji

隠conceal, hide, cover
切cut, cutoff, be sharp

Similar words

隠かくす
隠す is the base verb meaning 'to hide/conceal'. 隠しきれる adds the nuance of being able to hide something completely or to the end.
隠かくし切きる
隠し切る means 'to hide completely'. 隠しきれる is its potential form, expressing ability to do so.

Etymology

Compound of 隠し (continuative form of 隠す, 'to hide') + きれる (potential form of 切る, 'to cut', here as an auxiliary verb meaning 'to do completely').