To do A completely/exhaustively/to the end
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彼はバイト代をもう使い切った様だ。
It seems like he's already used up the earnings from his part-time job.
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私は日本酒を一本飲み切って仕舞った。
I ended up finishing off a whole bottle of sake.
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Grammar usage notes
きる conjugates as a u-verb
きれる conjugates as a ru-verb
often seen in kanji as 切る (eg. 食べ切る)
きれる conjugates as a ru-verb
often seen in kanji as 切る (eg. 食べ切る)
Verb+切る acts as 他動詞 (transitive verb)
Verb+切れる acts as 自動詞 (intransitive verb)
ケーキ を 食べ切る
ケーキ が 売り切れる
Verb+切れる acts as 自動詞 (intransitive verb)
ケーキ を 食べ切る
ケーキ が 売り切れる
Just to be sure isn't きれる a 可能形 form? Or just 自動詞idea is the only difference
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