~きる (fully / completely)

grammar

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The auxiliary verb suffix ~きる (also ~切る), attached to the ます-stem of a verb, expressing completion or exhaustion: 'do X fully / completely / to the end.' 使いきる ('use up'), 読みきる ('finish reading'), 走りきる ('run all the way'). Both kana ~きる and kanji ~切る appear; the kana form is more typical for the grammaticalized auxiliary use.

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