電でん池ち切ぎれ

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

running out of battery; battery depletion; going dead

Describes a battery-powered device that has lost power. Can be used as a noun, with する to mean 'to run out of battery', or as a の-adjective.

See also: 切れ (ぎれ)

• スマホが電でん池ち切ぎれで使つかえなくなった。

  My smartphone ran out of battery and became unusable.

• 電でん池ち切ぎれのリモコンを交こう換かんした。

  I replaced the remote control that had run out of battery.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

loss of energy; depletion of stamina

Figurative use: a person or group has run out of physical or mental energy, like a battery running out. Often used with する.

• 徹てつ夜や続つづきで、もう電でん池ち切ぎれだ。

  After pulling all-nighters, I'm completely out of energy.