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きりとる
verb (godan)
to cut off; to clip out; to crop
See also: ()() (noun form)
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present()()()()らない
Present polite()()ります()()りません
Past()()った()()らなかった
Past polite()()りました()()りませんでした
て form()()って()()らなくて
ている present()()っている()()っていない
ている polite()()っています()()っていません
ている past()()っていた()()っていなかった
ている past polite()()っていました()()っていませんでした
Conditional ば()()れば()()らなければ
Conditional たら()()ったら()()らなかったら
Volitional()()ろう
Volitional polite()()りましょう
Potential()()れる()()れない
Passive()()られる()()られない
Causative()()らせる()()らせない
Imperative()()()()るな
1. to cut off; to cut out
To remove a portion by cutting, such as from paper, fabric, or plants.
クーポン()()る。
To cut out a coupon.
()れた(えだ)()()ってください
Please cut off the dead branches.
I clipped out the newspaper article and saved it.
()()(せん)沿()ってはさみ丁寧(ていねい)()()ってください
Please carefully cut along the perforated line with scissors.
I cut off the extra branches from the garden tree and shaped it.
2. to crop; to trim
To select and extract a portion, especially in photography or video editing.
画像(がぞう)()()る。
To crop an image.
I cropped out the unnecessary parts of the photo.
I trimmed the beginning of the video to make it shorter.
I cropped just the necessary part from the screenshot and pasted it into the email.
With this photo app, you can neatly crop out just the person.

()()る is a transitive verb (他動詞(たどうし)) formed from () (to cut) + () (to take). It emphasizes removing a portion by cutting.

ASPECT (ている):
()()っている indicates the cutting action is in progress. ()()ってある means something has been cut out and the result remains.

PARTICLE PATTERNS:

  • [portion]()()る — to cut off/out [portion]
  • [source]から[portion]()()る — to cut [portion] from [source]

COMMON PATTERNS:

MODERN USAGE:
In digital contexts, ()()る is the standard term for cropping images or trimming video.