引き裂く
ひきさく
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to tear to pieces
Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-ku), Transitive
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to tear to pieces- to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
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| Present | 引き裂くひきさく | 引き裂きますひきさきます |
| Negative | 引き裂かないひきさかない | 引き裂きませんひきさきません |
| Past | 引き裂いたひきさいた | 引き裂きましたひきさきました |
| Past negative | 引き裂かなかったひきさかなかった | 引き裂きませんでしたひきさきませんでした |
| Te-form | 引き裂いてひきさいて |
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| Potential | 引き裂けるひきさける |
| Passive | 引き裂かれるひきさかれる |
| Causative | 引き裂かせるひきさかせる |
| Volitional | 引き裂こうひきさこう |
| Imperative | 引き裂けひきさけ |
| Conditional (ば) | 引き裂けばひきさけば |
| Conditional (たら) | 引き裂いたらひきさいたら |
Example sentences
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She tore up the letter.
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I tore the paper into pieces.
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I tore the paper into pieces.
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Nobody can destroy a true friendship.
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She tore the letter into pieces.
More examples (10)
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He tore up the letter in tears.
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The cat began to tear at the mouse it caught.
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I saw him tear up the letter.
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She tore his letter to pieces.
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He angrily tore up the letter from her.
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Nobody could tear apart the bond that Tom and Mary have together.
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She felt herself torn apart.
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He angrily tore up the letter from her.
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He tore up his letter into small bits and threw them out the window.
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It was your child who tore my book to pieces.