割り切る
割り切る · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 割り切る | 割り切らない |
| Polite | 割り切ります | 割り切りません |
| Past polite | 割り切りました | 割り切りませんでした |
| Past | 割り切った | 割り切らなかった |
| Te-form | 割り切って | 割り切らないで |
| Desire | 割り切りたい | 割り切りたくない |
| Potential | 割り切れる | 割り切れない |
| Passive | 割り切られる | 割り切られない |
| Causative | 割り切らせる | 割り切らせない |
| Causative passive | 割り切らせられるalso 割り切らされる | 割り切らせられないalso 割り切らされない |
| Volitional | 割り切ろう | |
| Polite volitional | 割り切りましょう | |
| Imperative | 割り切れ | 割り切るな |
| Conditional | 割り切れば | 割り切らなければ |
| Tara conditional | 割り切ったら | 割り切らなかったら |
Meanings
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
reason out; come to a clear decision; be pragmatic
Used when someone sets aside emotions or complications to reach a rational, practical conclusion. Often implies a deliberate, sometimes cold, logical approach.
Let's set aside emotions and think about it rationally.
He keeps work and private life clearly separate.
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
divide evenly; divide without remainder
Mathematical sense: to divide a number so that there is no remainder. Often used in arithmetic contexts.
10 cannot be divided evenly by 3.
Usage patterns
- 〈事〉と割り切るto accept something as simply what it is, without dwelling on it emotionally
I try to just accept that this is work and not overthink it.
- 〈数〉を〈数〉で割り切るto divide one number by another with no remainder
10 can be divided by 2 with no remainder.
- 〈事〉を割り切って考えるto think about something pragmatically, setting emotion aside
I decided to set my personal feelings aside and think about it pragmatically.