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ぎっ

gi

verb 連用形

is the masu-stem of ぎる — kill.

  • kill (shot), smash, spike (in volleyball)
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How it’s built

ぎる ぎっ

Masu-stem (). The base for ます, たい and ながら, and the way to link two actions: 書き → 書きます.

This spelling is the version with a small っ (sound change before て/た): 待っ → 待って.

ぎる is a godan verb (u-verb), so it follows that pattern.

Name that form

Three more forms of . Can you tell what each one is?

Every form of

Polite ぎります
Polite negative ぎりません
Polite past ぎりました
Polite past negative ぎりませんでした
Let us ~ ぎりましょう
Masu-stem ぎり
Want to ~ ぎりたい
While ~ing ぎりながら
Te-form ぎって
Plain past ぎった
Tara-conditional ぎったら
Progressive ぎっている
Plain negative ぎらない
Plain past negative ぎらなかった
Negative te-form ぎらなくて
Potential ぎれる
Ba-conditional ぎれば
Imperative ぎれ
Volitional ぎろう
Passive ぎられる
Causative ぎらせる
Causative-passive ぎらされる

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In real sentences

When I tried on this jacket, the shoulders were a bit tight.

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Combined with my cooking skill, the usability of this kitchen helps make dinner.

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Other forms and spellings

キルきりゃキりゃギりゃきろキろギろキろうキろっキろふギろうギろっギろふきらキらギら
masu-stem of ぎる