亡くす
なくす
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
JLPT N2 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-su), Transitive
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 亡くすなくす | 亡くしますなくします |
| Negative | 亡くさないなくさない | 亡くしませんなくしません |
| Past | 亡くしたなくした | 亡くしましたなくしました |
| Past negative | 亡くさなかったなくさなかった | 亡くしませんでしたなくしませんでした |
| Te-form | 亡くしてなくして |
|---|---|
| Potential | 亡くせるなくせる |
| Passive | 亡くされるなくされる |
| Causative | 亡くさせるなくさせる |
| Volitional | 亡くそうなくそう |
| Imperative | 亡くせなくせ |
| Conditional (ば) | 亡くせばなくせば |
| Conditional (たら) | 亡くしたらなくしたら |
Example sentences
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I lost my wife last year.
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He lost his beloved son.
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She has lost both her parents.
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I lost my wife in a traffic accident.
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Tom lost his wife seven years ago.
More examples (10)
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Tom lost his beloved son.
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He had his only son killed in the war.
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He lost his parents at the age of seven.
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I lost my son about a decade ago.
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Tom lost both his parents when he was still very young.
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A woman whose husband has died is a widow.
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He felt sad because he lost his father.
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She lost her father at the age of 3.
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She lost her father when she was three years old.
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I lost my grandfather to cancer this year.