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ちッ

ちっ · chi

JLPT N2 verb 連用形

is the masu-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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How it’s built

ちる ちッ

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.

ちる 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 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

Watching the sunset at the beach is very romantic.

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I was standing continuously from opening to closing.

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I make it a rule to wash this plastic before putting it out.

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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らちるちり
masu-stem of ちる