ちぎる · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | ちぎる | ちぎらない |
| Polite | ちぎります | ちぎりません |
| Past polite | ちぎりました | ちぎりませんでした |
| Past | ちぎった | ちぎらなかった |
| Te-form | ちぎって | ちぎらないで |
| Desire | ちぎりたい | ちぎりたくない |
| Potential | ちぎれる | ちぎれない |
| Passive | ちぎられる | ちぎられない |
| Causative | ちぎらせる | ちぎらせない |
| Causative passive | ちぎらせられるalso ちぎらされる | ちぎらせられないalso ちぎらされない |
| Volitional | ちぎろう | |
| Polite volitional | ちぎりましょう | |
| Imperative | ちぎれ | ちぎるな |
| Conditional | ちぎれば | ちぎらなければ |
| Tara conditional | ちぎったら | ちぎらなかったら |
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
tear up; tear to pieces; tear to shreds
Transitive verb for tearing something apart by hand or with a pulling motion, often into small or irregular pieces.
I tore the old letter into small pieces and threw it away.
Tear off pieces of bread and dip them in the soup.
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
Used when pulling or tearing something off from where it is attached, such as fruit, leaves, or a small piece from a larger whole.
I plucked one grape from the bunch and ate it.
Tear off a few basil leaves and put them in the salad.
do vigorously; do heartily; do to excess
Suffix attached to the masu-stem of another verb. It is limited and expressive, common in compounds such as 褒めちぎる, meaning to do the action lavishly, vigorously, or to an extreme degree.
After the game, the coach praised the young player lavishly.
He tore up the letter and threw it in the trash.
I tore the bread into pieces and put it in the soup.