what is the difference??

So to cut is pronounced as "kiru". To wear is also pronounced "kiru". When they are in te-form, should it be "kite" or "kiite"? Thanks!!

posted by autumnsakura April 28, 2012 at 11:26pm

Comments 3

beeant April 29, 2012 at 12:22am
The difference is the kanji

切る and 着る

there are a lot of vocabularies like this in Japanese,
for example,

神 [god], 髪 [hair], 紙 [paper]
Aleyo April 29, 2012 at 1:41am
Both are also two different types of verbs that conjugate in different ways. きる (to cut) is an -u (or godan) verb, that becomes きります and きって. きる(to wear) is a -ru (or ichidan) verb, that becomes きます and きて.
autumnsakura April 29, 2012 at 8:56pm
Thanks for the explanation!!