切り崩す · godan verb (-su)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 切り崩す | 切り崩さない |
| Polite | 切り崩します | 切り崩しません |
| Past polite | 切り崩しました | 切り崩しませんでした |
| Past | 切り崩した | 切り崩さなかった |
| Te-form | 切り崩して | 切り崩さないで |
| Desire | 切り崩したい | 切り崩したくない |
| Potential | 切り崩せる | 切り崩せない |
| Passive | 切り崩される | 切り崩されない |
| Causative | 切り崩させる | 切り崩させない |
| Causative passive | 切り崩させられる | 切り崩させられない |
| Volitional | 切り崩そう | |
| Polite volitional | 切り崩しましょう | |
| Imperative | 切り崩せ | 切り崩すな |
| Conditional | 切り崩せば | 切り崩さなければ |
| Tara conditional | 切り崩したら | 切り崩さなかったら |
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
Physical sense: to cut into and break down earth, a slope, or a mountain, often for construction or leveling.
They cut through the hill to build a road.
The slope was cut away by the heavy rain.
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
Figurative sense: to weaken or divide a group, opposition, or strike by gradually reducing its unity or strength.
The management tried to split the union.
It's a strategy to break up the opposition party's unity.
They cut down the mountain for construction work.
The company tried to break up the workers' solidarity.
The heavy rain eroded the ground.
The opposition party is trying to erode the ruling party's support.