()れる

きれる
verb (ichidan)
to be cut, to run out, to snap
自動詞 intransitiveaction
See also: () (transitive)
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present()れる()れない
Present polite()れます()れません
Past()れた()れなかった
Past polite()れました()れませんでした
て form()れて()れなくて
ている present()れている()れていない
ている polite()れています()れていません
ている past()れていた()れていなかった
ている past polite()れていました()れていませんでした
Conditional ば()れれば()れなければ
Conditional たら()れたら()れなかったら
Volitional()れよう
Volitional polite()れましょう
Potential()れられる()れられない
Passive()れられる()れられない
Causative()れさせる()れさせない
Imperative()れろ()れるな
1. to be cut, to break
For something to become severed.
The thread broke.
The rope broke.
The string is about to break.
よく()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.

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

Transitivity

SENSE 1 (be cut/break):

SENSE 2 (run out/expire):

SENSE 3 (snap/lose temper):

Common expressions

ASPECT (ている):