Japanese

さがしだす
Meaning: to find after searching; to track down
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 捜し出す 捜し出さない
Polite 捜し出します 捜し出しません
Past 捜し出した 捜し出さなかった
Polite + Past 捜し出しました 捜し出しませんでした
Te-form 捜し出して 捜し出さなくて
Potential 捜し出せる 捜し出せない
Passive 捜し出される 捜し出されない
Causative 捜し出させる 捜し出させない
Imperative 捜し出せ 捜し出すな

Example

母は箱の中から古い写真を捜し出した。
My mother found an old photo inside a box.

Usage Notes

Used when the finding takes effort, often after searching through places, records, or clues.

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