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かぎる (kagiru)

### Tips to remember the Japanese word:
– Visualize a key (`かぎ`, `kagi`) that locks something in place or limits access, because `かぎる` (kagiru) connotes the idea of something being restricted or limited.

### Explanations:
– かぎる (kagiru) is a verb that means "to be limited to" or "to restrict."
– It conveys the concept of setting boundaries or being confined to certain parameters.

### Other words that mean the same thing:
– 限定する (げんていする, gentei suru): to limit or to restrict.
– 制限する (せいげんする, seigen suru): to restrict or to limit.

### Conjugations:
– Present/Future: かぎる (kagiru)
– Example: 彼は日本語の勉強にかぎる (Kare wa Nihongo no benkyou ni kagiru) – He limits himself to studying Japanese.
– Past: かぎった (kagitta)
– Example: 彼は日本語の勉強にかぎった (Kare wa Nihongo no benkyou ni kagitta) – He limited himself to studying Japanese.
– Negative: かぎらない (kagiranai)
– Example: 彼は日本語の勉強にかぎらない (Kare wa Nihongo no benkyou ni kagiranai) – He does not limit himself to studying Japanese.
– Negative Past: かぎらなかった (kagiranakatta)
– Example: 彼は日本語の勉強にかぎらなかった (Kare wa Nihongo no benkyou ni kagiranakatta) – He did not limit himself to studying Japanese.
– Te-form: かぎって (kagitte)
– Example: 日本語にかぎって話してください (Nihongo ni kagitte hanae kudasai) – Please confine yourself to speaking Japanese.
– Potential: かぎれる (kagireru)
– Example: 彼はその内容にかぎれる (Kare wa sono naiyou ni kagireru) – He can be limited to that content.
– Passive: かぎられる (kagirareru)
– Example: 彼の時間はかぎられている (Kare no jikan wa kagirarete iru) – His time is limited.
– Causative: かぎらせる (kagiraseru)
– Example: 彼は自分を日本語にかぎらせる (Kare wa jibun o Nihongo ni kagiraseru) – He makes himself limited to Japanese.
– Causative Passive: かぎらせられる (kagiraserareru) or かぎらされる (kagirasareru)
– Example: 彼は先生に勉強に時間をかぎらせられる (Kare wa sensei ni benkyou ni jikan o kagiraserareru) – He is made to limit his time to studying by the teacher.

### Examples of sentences:
1. 話はこれにかぎる。 (Hanashi wa kore ni kagiru.) – The conversation is limited to this.
2. 雨の日には家にかぎる。 (Ame no hi ni wa ie ni kagiru.) – On rainy days, staying at home is the best.
3. 年齢にかぎらず参加できる。 (Nenrei ni kagirazu sanka dekiru.) – It’s open to participation regardless of age.
4. 時間がかぎられているので、急いでください。 (Jikan ga kagirarete iru node, isoide kudasai.) – Since we have limited time, please hurry.

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