切り開く
きりひらく
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to open
Meanings
Godan verb (-ku), Transitive
to cut open- to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to open; to cut one's way through (e.g. a jungle)
- to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 切り開くきりひらく | 切り開きますきりひらきます |
| Negative | 切り開かないきりひらかない | 切り開きませんきりひらきません |
| Past | 切り開いたきりひらいた | 切り開きましたきりひらきました |
| Past negative | 切り開かなかったきりひらかなかった | 切り開きませんでしたきりひらきませんでした |
| Te-form | 切り開いてきりひらいて |
|---|---|
| Potential | 切り開けるきりひらける |
| Passive | 切り開かれるきりひらかれる |
| Causative | 切り開かせるきりひらかせる |
| Volitional | 切り開こうきりひらこう |
| Imperative | 切り開けきりひらけ |
| Conditional (ば) | 切り開けばきりひらけば |
| Conditional (たら) | 切り開いたらきりひらいたら |
Example sentences
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We hacked a path through the forest.
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They cut out a path through thick jungle.
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He cut the envelope open.
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We cleared a path through the woods.
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You should try to cut your way.
More examples (5)
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We chopped our way through the jungle.
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Trees are cut down and land is cleared.
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A new tunnel has been dug through the mountain.
そのような境遇であったにもかかわらず、彼は自分一人で道を切り開いた。
Although he was in such circumstances, he made his way by himself.
ケニアのファッション業界で独自の市場を切り開くことに成功した、ナイロビを拠点とするファッションデザイナーは、多くの小事業主が「高品質の製品を手頃な価格で」手に入れられることに満足していると述べた。
The Nairobi-based fashion designer, who has successfully carved herself a niche in Kenya’s fashion industry, said many small business owners are happy to gain access to “high quality products at affordable prices.”