Breakdown of kireru
cut
切
If you have seven swords, you can cut anything.
Usages of kireru
ガス が 切れた ので、 料理 が できない。gasu ga kireta node, ryouri ga dekinai.
The gas ran out, so I can't cook.
電池 が 切れた。denchi ga kireta.
The battery ran out.
マッチ が 切れた ので 買い に 行きました。matchi ga kireta node kai ni ikimashita.
I ran out of matches, so I went to buy some.
石鹸 が 切れた ので、 新しい の を 買いました。sekken ga kireta node, atarashii no o kaimashita.
We ran out of soap, so I bought a new one.
Note how we're using の here instead of using the word 石鹸 twice.
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