Conjugation

亡くす

なくすnakusu

lose a loved one

Godan verb, group 1, ending -su.

Conjugated like 出す, 探す, 話す, 試す, 燃やす, 癒す

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The polite forms to talk about now, the future, and the past, and the te-form of requests.

  1. Polite present · -masu

    What you do, usually or soon, said politely. Japanese has one form for the present and the future.

    1. affirmative亡くしますなくしますnakushimasu
    2. negative亡くしませんなくしませんnakushimasen

  2. Polite past · -mashita

    What you did, or did not do, said politely.

    1. affirmative亡くしましたなくしましたnakushimashita
    2. negative亡くしませんでしたなくしませんでしたnakushimasen deshita

  3. Te-form

    Links actions (and then…), and with ください asks politely.

    1. 亡くしてなくしてnakushite
    2. request亡くしてくださいなくしてくださいnakushite kudasai

  4. Let’s · -mashō

    To suggest doing something together: let’s…

    1. 亡くしましょうなくしましょうnakushimashō

  5. Wanting to · -tai

    What you want to do. Add です to be polite.

    1. affirmative亡くしたいなくしたいnakushitai
    2. negative亡くしたくないなくしたくないnakushitakunai
BeginnerThe plain forms of everyday speech, what is going on, what you can do, conditions, and the passive.Plain present · dictionary form · Plain past · -ta · Ongoing · -te iru · Potential · If, when · -tara · PassiveAlso show the Beginner forms (6)

  1. Plain present · dictionary form

    Between friends and family, and before a noun or many phrases. It also says the future.

    1. affirmative亡くすなくすnakusu
    2. negative亡くさないなくさないnakusanai

  2. Plain past · -ta

    The past between friends and family, and before a noun.

    1. affirmative亡くしたなくしたnakushita
    2. negative亡くさなかったなくさなかったnakusanakatta

  3. Ongoing · -te iru

    What is going on now, a habit, or a state that lasts: 結婚している, to be married.

    1. plain亡くしているなくしているnakushite iru
    2. polite亡くしていますなくしていますnakushite imasu

  4. Potential

    What you can do. Its object often takes が: 日本語が話せる.

    1. plain亡くせるなくせるnakuseru
    2. polite亡くせますなくせますnakusemasu

  5. If, when · -tara

    If or once something happens, and what you found when it did.

    1. 亡くしたらなくしたらnakushitara

  6. Passive

    What is done to someone, often to their regret: に marks who does it. It is also a respectful way to speak of others.

    1. plain亡くされるなくされるnakusareru
    2. polite亡くされますなくされますnakusaremasu
IntermediateIntentions, orders, conditions, making someone do something, and the verbs of respect and modesty.Volitional · -ō, -yō · Command · Condition · -ba · Causative · Causative passiveAlso show the Intermediate forms (5)

  1. Volitional · -ō, -yō

    Let’s, between friends; with と思う, what you intend to do.

    1. 亡くそうなくそうnakusō

  2. Command

    A blunt order or ban (〜な), heard in sports, on signs, and between men. Politely, say 〜てください.

    1. order亡くせなくせnakuse
    2. ban亡くすななくすなnakusu na

  3. Condition · -ba

    If…: the condition for what follows. In the negative, it also says what you must do: 〜なければならない.

    1. affirmative亡くせばなくせばnakuseba
    2. negative亡くさなければなくさなければnakusanakereba

  4. Causative

    Making or letting someone do something: に or を marks who does it.

    1. plain亡くさせるなくさせるnakusaseru
    2. polite亡くさせますなくさせますnakusasemasu

  5. Causative passive

    Being made to do something you did not want to. In speech, godan verbs often shorten -aserareru to -asareru.

    1. plain亡くさせられるなくさせられるnakusaserareru
    2. polite亡くさせられますなくさせられますnakusaseraremasu