途切れます（とぎれます、togiremasu）
- to be interrupted

The Japanese verb 途切れます (途切れます) means "to be interrupted," "to be broken off," "to be cut off," or "to discontinue." It implies a cessation or a pause in something that was previously continuous. It can refer to various situations, such as a conversation, a supply of something, a line of sight, or a series of events. It suggests that the ongoing process or sequence has experienced a break or gap. The basic idea is that something that was flowing or happening becomes temporarily or permanently stopped. The meaning encompasses the idea of something stopping, ending, or ceasing.

⚫︎電話が途切れました。 Translation: The phone call was cut off. ⚫︎雨が途切れ、晴れてきました。 Translation: The rain stopped, and the sky cleared up. ⚫︎彼の話は途中で途切れました。 Translation: His story was interrupted in the middle.

⚫︎You can use 途切れます in various contexts where something ceases or is interrupted. ⚫︎It's useful for describing breaks in communication, activities, or the flow of something. ⚫︎Consider the context of the situation, such as conversations, supplies, series of events, or continuity. ⚫︎It is often used when describing a temporary interruption rather than a permanent ending, though this is not always the case.

⚫︎The word is typically written in hiragana as とぎれます。 ⚫︎The kanji form is 途切れます, where 途 means "way," "road," or "journey," and 切れる means "to be cut," "to break," or "to expire". ⚫︎Variations in okurigana (the suffix hiragana) are not common, and "れます" is the standard. ⚫︎The negative form is 途切れません. ⚫︎Other conjugations of 途切れます include 途切れる(dictionary form), 途切れた(past tense), 途切れない(present negative), 途切れよう(volitional form), etc.

⚫︎中断します (chūdan shimasu) - to interrupt, to suspend ⚫︎途絶えます (todaemasu) - to cease, to die out, to be cut off (often referring to a complete end) ⚫︎途絶える (todaeru) (dictionary form of 途絶えます) ⚫︎途絶 (tozetsu) (noun form of 途絶えます) ⚫︎止まります (tomarimasu) - to stop ⚫︎切れます(kiremasu) - to break, to be cut (can be used but has a slightly different nuance)

⚫︎続きます (tsuzukimasu) - to continue ⚫︎続く (tsudzuku) (dictionary form of 続きます) ⚫︎繋がります(tsunagarimasu) - to connect, to be connected (often used to talk about telephone call connections)

電波が悪くて、会話が途切れがちです。 ・Translation: The signal is bad, and the conversation tends to be interrupted. ・Explanation: This sentence describes the frequent interruptions in a conversation due to poor reception.

その作家の小説は、シリーズが途中で途切れました。 ・Translation: The series of that author's novel was discontinued midway. ・Explanation: This example indicates that the series of novels was not completed.

The word 途切れます is formed from the kanji 途 (to, michi) which means "way" or "road" and the verb 切れる(kireru), which means "to be cut," "to break," or "to snap." Therefore, 途切れる combines the ideas of a road or path being "cut off" or interrupted.