亡くす (nakusu)
亡くす (なくす, nakusu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- なくす
- Romaji
- nakusu
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child) · godan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 亡くす
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 亡くす | なくす nakusu |
| Polite (~masu) | 亡くします | なくします nakushimasu |
| Negative | 亡くさない | なくさない nakusanai |
| Polite negative | 亡くしません | なくしません nakushimasen |
| Past | 亡くした | なくした nakushita |
| Polite past | 亡くしました | なくしました nakushimashita |
| Negative past | 亡くさなかった | なくさなかった nakusanakatta |
| Te-form | 亡くして | なくして nakushite |
| Potential | 亡くせる | なくせる nakuseru |
| Passive | 亡くされる | なくされる nakusareru |
| Causative | 亡くさせる | なくさせる nakusaseru |
| Volitional | 亡くそう | なくそう nakusou |
| Imperative | 亡くせ | なくせ nakuse |
| Conditional (~ba) | 亡くせば | なくせば nakuseba |
Kanji in 亡くす
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 亡くす.
Source: JMdict entry 2835808 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.