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きりぬく
verb (godan)
to cut out, to pull through
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present()()()()かない
Present polite()()きます()()きません
Past()()いた()()かなかった
Past polite()()きました()()きませんでした
て form()()いて()()かなくて
ている present()()いている()()いていない
ている polite()()いています()()いていません
ている past()()いていた()()いていなかった
ている past polite()()いていました()()いていませんでした
Conditional ば()()けば()()かなければ
Conditional たら()()いたら()()かなかったら
Volitional()()こう
Volitional polite()()きましょう
Potential()()ける()()けない
Passive()()かれる()()かれない
Causative()()かせる()()かせない
Imperative()()()()くな
1. to cut out, to clip
To cut something out from paper, fabric, or other material.
写真(しゃしん)()()く。
To cut out a photo.
新聞(しんぶん)記事(きじ)()()いた。
I clipped out a newspaper article.
I cut out my favorite photos and pasted them in a notebook.
To cut out the background of an image.
Digital/editing context
I clipped interesting scenes from a long video and compiled them.
Modern usage: 切り抜き動画
2. to pull through, to get through, to survive
To overcome a difficult situation or crisis through perseverance.
困難(こんなん)()()けた。
I pulled through the difficulties.
なんとかこの危機(きき)()()こう。
Let's somehow get through this crisis.
Volitional form
Let's join forces and get through this difficult situation together.
I finally passed after making it through fierce competition.
The company somehow survived the recession period and is now growing steadily.

TRANSITIVITY: 他動詞(たどうし) (transitive). Compound verb: () + (). Pattern: X()()く (cut out X / get through X).

ASPECT: ている indicates resulting state. ()()いている = 'has cut out' or 'has survived.'

COMMON PATTERNS:

MODERN USAGE: 「()()動画(どうが)」 refers to video clips extracted from longer content, popular on social media.

NOTE: Sometimes written/pronounced as ()()ける (ichidan) with similar meaning for sense 2.

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