裂 く saku
saku
Godan Verb (ku)
1. to tear; to rip up
Transitive
その少女 はその布 を裂 いた。
sono shōjowa sono nunō saita.
The girl tore the cloth.
Godan Verb (ku)
2. to cut up; to cleave; to cut open (esp. the abdomen)
Transitive
Godan Verb (ku)
3. to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers)
Transitive
Godan Verb (ku)
4. to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something
Transitive
kichōna o jikanno sūfun'o saite itadakemasuka.
Can you spare me a few minutes of your valuable time?
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その少女 はその布 を裂 いた。
sono shōjowa sono nunō saita.
The girl tore the cloth.
kichōna o jikanno sūfun'o saite itadakemasuka.
Can you spare me a few minutes of your valuable time?
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saichau
The completive aspect (contracted form) - indicates completion or regret
1. broke; split
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sakanakutemo iu
Expresses lack of necessity ("don't have to do")
1. Don't have to tear.; Don't need to split.
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sakitakunai
Expresses the lack of desire to do something ("do not want to…")
1. Don't want to tear.; Don't want to split.
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saku mitai
Expresses appearance based on observation ("looks like...")
1. Looks like splitting; Looks like cracking
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sakanaide kudasai
A polite negative request ("please don't...")
1. Please don't split.; Please don't crack.
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saita sōda
Expresses hearsay about a past event ("I heard that...")
1. It seems...; Apparently...
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saitarashii
Expresses appearance about a past event ("seems to have...")
1. Seemed to have torn.; Appears to have been torn.
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sakurashii
Expresses appearance based on inference ("seems that...")
1. Seems to split; Apparently splits
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