ちぎる

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.

• 古ふるい手て紙がみを細こまかくちぎって捨すてた。

  I tore the old letter into small pieces and threw it away.

• パンをちぎってスープにつける。

  Tear off pieces of bread and dip them in the soup.

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

pluck; pick; tear off

Used when pulling or tearing something off from where it is attached, such as fruit, leaves, or a small piece from a larger whole.

• ぶどうを房ふさから一ひと粒つぶちぎって食たべた。

  I plucked one grape from the bunch and ate it.

• バジルの葉はを数すう枚まいちぎってサラダに入いれる。

  Tear off a few basil leaves and put them in the salad.

suffix, godan verb (-ru)

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.

• 監かん督とくは試し合あい後ご、若わかい選せん手しゅを褒ほめちぎった。

  After the game, the coach praised the young player lavishly.