切り詰める
きりつめる
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on
Meanings
Ichidan verb, Transitive
to shorten; to cut short; to trim- to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on; to economize; to economise
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
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| Present | 切り詰めるきりつめる | 切り詰めますきりつめます |
| Negative | 切り詰めないきりつめない | 切り詰めませんきりつめません |
| Past | 切り詰めたきりつめた | 切り詰めましたきりつめました |
| Past negative | 切り詰めなかったきりつめなかった | 切り詰めませんでしたきりつめませんでした |
| Te-form | 切り詰めてきりつめて |
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| Potential | 切り詰められるきりつめられる |
| Passive | 切り詰められるきりつめられる |
| Causative | 切り詰めさせるきりつめさせる |
| Volitional | 切り詰めようきりつめよう |
| Imperative | 切り詰めろきりつめろ |
| Conditional (ば) | 切り詰めればきりつめれば |
| Conditional (たら) | 切り詰めたらきりつめたら |
Example sentences
生活費を切り詰めた。
We cut our living costs.
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Let's cut down our expenses.
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They will cut down on their expenses.
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It was shortened with advantage.
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The budget was cut to the bone.
More examples (10)
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They had better cut down their living expenses.
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We must cut our expenses to save money.
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I have to reduce my expenses this month.
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He told me to cut down the cost of its production.
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We must cut down our expenses.
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You had better cut down your living expenses.
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They will have to cut down their expenses.
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Moving to a smaller place will reduce the expenses.
君は自分の収入の範囲内で生活するように、余分な支出は切りつめなければならない。
You must cut down on extra expenses in order to live within your means.
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I have to tighten my belt.