ちょんぎる

Japanese

Alternative spelling
ちょん切る

Etymology

From ちょん (chon) + 切(き)る (kiru).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ちょんぎる [chòńgíꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕõ̞ŋʲɡʲiɾɯ̟]

Verb

ちょんぎる • (chongiru) godan (stem ちょんぎり (chongiri), past ちょんぎった (chongitta))

Japanese verb pair
active	ちょんぎる
mediopassive	ちょんぎれる

1. (informal) to cut off roughly; to snip off
2. (informal) to cut off (a conversation) roughly

Conjugation

Conjugation of "ちょんぎる" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	ちょんぎら	chongira
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	ちょんぎり	chongiri
Shūshikei ("terminal")	ちょんぎる	chongiru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	ちょんぎる	chongiru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	ちょんぎれ	chongire
Meireikei ("imperative")	ちょんぎれ	chongire
Key constructions
Passive	ちょんぎられる	chongirareru
Causative	ちょんぎらせる ちょんぎらす	chongiraseru chongirasu
Potential	ちょんぎれる	chongireru
Volitional	ちょんぎろう	chongirō
Negative	ちょんぎらない	chongiranai
Negative continuative	ちょんぎらず	chongirazu
Formal	ちょんぎります	chongirimasu
Perfective	ちょんぎった	chongitta
Conjunctive	ちょんぎって	chongitte
Hypothetical conditional	ちょんぎれば	chongireba