切(き)れる

きれる
verb (ichidan)
to be cut, to run out, to snap, to be sharp
自動詞 intransitiveaction
See also: 切(き)る (transitive), 切(き)らす (transitive)
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present切(き)れる切(き)れない
Present polite切(き)れます切(き)れません
Past切(き)れた切(き)れなかった
Past polite切(き)れました切(き)れませんでした
て form切(き)れて切(き)れなくて
ている present切(き)れている切(き)れていない
ている polite切(き)れています切(き)れていません
ている past切(き)れていた切(き)れていなかった
ている past polite切(き)れていました切(き)れていませんでした
Conditional ば切(き)れれば切(き)れなければ
Conditional たら切(き)れたら切(き)れなかったら
Volitional切(き)れよう—
Volitional polite切(き)れましょう—
Potential切(き)れられる切(き)れられない
Passive切(き)れられる切(き)れられない
Causative切(き)れさせる切(き)れさせない
Imperative切(き)れろ切(き)れるな
1. to be cut, to break, to be sharp (cuts well)
For something to become severed.
The thread broke.
The rope broke.
The string is about to break.
よく切(き)れるナイフだ。
This knife cuts well.
Communication was cut off.
2. to run out, to expire
For something to be used up or end.
The battery ran out.
The deadline has passed/expired.
We ran out of gas.
I'm out of breath.
We're out of stock.
I lost my concentration.
3. to snap, to lose one's temper
To suddenly become angry.
He snapped (lost his temper).
Colloquial
That customer is quick to snap.
He snapped over a trivial matter.
I snapped at the limit of my patience.
People who snap easily are avoided by those around them.

切(き)れる is an intransitive ichidan verb meaning to be cut, run out, or snap.

Transitivity

COMMON COLLOCATIONS (sense 1, be cut or break):

COMMON COLLOCATIONS (sense 2, run out or expire):

COMMON COLLOCATIONS (sense 3, snap or lose one's temper):

Common expressions

ASPECT (ている):

Watch out

  • Sense 3 is colloquial and is often written in katakana: キレる.
  • After another verb's stem, 〜切(き)れる means "can do completely": 食(た)べ切(き)れない (can't eat it all).