Japanese

さがす
Meaning: to search for; to look for (something lost)
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

捜
す

Example sentences

The police are searching for the missing child in the forest.
どこを捜しても、無くした鍵が見当たらない。
No matter where I searched, I couldn't find the missing key.
警察は事件の目撃者を捜している。
The police are looking for eyewitnesses to the incident.
迷子を捜すために、私たちは数箇所に分散して行動した。
To search for the lost child, we scattered and moved to several locations.

Usage Notes

Commonly used for finding someone or something that has disappeared. Use '探す' for things you want to obtain.

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