たつ
断つ
to sever; to cut off
N5Common wordGodan verb (tsu ending)
Godan verb (tsu ending), Transitive verb
to sever•to cut off
Godan verb (tsu ending), Transitive verb
to suppress•to eradicate•to exterminate
Godan verb (tsu ending), Transitive verb
to abstain (from)•to give up
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Kanji Breakdown
Conjugations
Present辞書形
断つ(たつ)
Negativeない形
断たない(たたない)
Pastた形
断った(たった)
Past Negativeなかった形
断たなかった(たたなかった)
Te-formて形
断って(たって)
Example Sentences
彼女はきっぱり断った。
She refused outright.
彼女は自らの命を絶った。
She took her own life.
彼らは食料の供給を断たれた。
They were cut off from food supplies.
私たちは彼らとは関係を断っている。
We have broken off relations with them.
彼は１８年間働いた会社と関係を絶った。
He dissociated himself from the firm he had worked for for eighteen years.