電話を切ること

denwa o kiru koto

noun phrase★Intermediate— to hang up the phone

formal

The act of ending a phone call by disconnecting the line.

彼は急いで電話を切ることが多い。

He often hangs up the phone in a hurry.

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This phrase is commonly used in both formal and informal contexts when referring to ending a phone conversation.

Collocations

電話を切るto hang up the phone電話を切ることthe act of hanging up the phone

to make a phone call

to end a call

This phrase is used in everyday conversations to describe the action of hanging up the phone.

Composed of 電話 (denwa, 'telephone') + を (object marker) + 切る (kiru, 'to cut') + こと (koto, nominalizer indicating the act of doing something).

This phrase is neutral and can be used in both formal and informal contexts. It is a common way to describe the action of ending a phone call.

電話

telephone

root

を

object marker

particle

切る

to cut, to hang up

verb

こと

the act of

nominalizer

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