Tendency and state

～きる

do completely; do to the end

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How to form it

  • Verb (ます-stem) + きる

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Explanation

Says that an action is done completely, to the end, or that a state has reached its extreme.

With words such as 疲れる the meaning is 'completely exhausted'. The negative potential きれない means 'cannot finish / cannot do completely'.

Examples

  1. 全部食べきった。

    ぜんぶたべきった。

    I ate it all.

  2. 疲れきって、すぐ寝てしまった。

    つかれきって、すぐねてしまった。

    I was completely exhausted and went right to sleep.

  3. 長いレースを走りきった。

    ながいレースをはしりきった。

    I ran the whole long race.

  4. 彼を信じきっている。

    かれをしんじきっている。

    I trust him completely.

Compare with

  • ～終わる: 終わる shows that an action is finished; きる adds the sense of 'completely, to the end'.

Common mistakes

  • Using it with verbs that have no natural limit.