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ちら

chira

JLPT N2 verb 未然形

is the negative stem of ちる — to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves).

  • to scatter, to be dispersed
  • to disappear, to dissolve, to break up
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ちる ちら

Negative stem (). Never used alone — it is the base for ない (not), れる/られる (passive), せる/させる (causative): 書か → 書かない.

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

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

Every form of

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

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In real sentences

Check-in is over here.

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The elevator is over there.

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You can use the discount coupon here.

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Other forms and spellings

チルちれちりゃちろちろうちろっちろふちるちりちッ
negative stem of ちる