刈る
かる
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim
JLPT N3 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-ru), Transitive
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear; to reap; to harvest
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 刈るかる | 刈りますかります |
| Negative | 刈らないからない | 刈りませんかりません |
| Past | 刈ったかった | 刈りましたかりました |
| Past negative | 刈らなかったからなかった | 刈りませんでしたかりませんでした |
| Te-form | 刈ってかって |
|---|---|
| Potential | 刈れるかれる |
| Passive | 刈られるかられる |
| Causative | 刈らせるからせる |
| Volitional | 刈ろうかろう |
| Imperative | 刈れかれ |
| Conditional (ば) | 刈ればかれば |
| Conditional (たら) | 刈ったらかったら |
Example sentences
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He clipped the sheep.
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The grass needs cutting.
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The grass needs cutting.
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Grandmother mows the grass in the garden.
草は刈らないといけないよ。
The grass needs cutting.
More examples (10)
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They usually shear sheep in spring.
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You reap what you sow.
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The barber gave him a haircut.
トムはまだ芝生を刈ってるの？
Is Tom still mowing the lawn?
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Mother told me to mow the lawn.
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She had her hair cut short.
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You should go and have your hair cut.
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This grass needs cutting.
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Do they clip the sheep every year?
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He had his hair cut short.