消える
きえる
to disappear; to vanish; to go out of sight; to go away
JLPT N5 Common word Genki L18
Meanings
Ichidan verb, Intransitive
to disappear; to vanish; to go out of sight; to go away; to become lost- to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to turn off (e.g. of a TV screen)
- to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope)
- to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness); to disappear; to fade away (e.g. of footsteps)
- to wear away (e.g. of an inscription); to rub out (of writing); to fade (e.g. of ink)
All 6 meanings
- to be lost (e.g. of a tradition); to die out; to disappear
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 消えるきえる | 消えますきえます |
| Negative | 消えないきえない | 消えませんきえません |
| Past | 消えたきえた | 消えましたきえました |
| Past negative | 消えなかったきえなかった | 消えませんでしたきえませんでした |
| Te-form | 消えてきえて |
|---|---|
| Potential | 消えられるきえられる |
| Passive | 消えられるきえられる |
| Causative | 消えさせるきえさせる |
| Volitional | 消えようきえよう |
| Imperative | 消えろきえろ |
| Conditional (ば) | 消えればきえれば |
| Conditional (たら) | 消えたらきえたら |
Example sentences
雪は消えた。
The snow has disappeared.
火は消えた。
The fire went out.
火が消えた。
The fire is out.
電灯が消えた。
The electric light went out.
頭痛が消えた。
My headache is gone.
More examples (10)
消えてなくなれ。
Go about your business!
火は消えました。
The fire has been put out.
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The ghost vanished suddenly.
灯りが消えている。
The lights are out.
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The fire went out by itself.
雪が消えちゃった。
The snow has disappeared.
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He was lost to history.
突然ライトが消えた。
All of a sudden, the lights went out.
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I found my car missing.
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My bicycle disappeared.