Japanese

なくなる

なくなる
Meaning: to be lost; to disappear; to run out
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present なくなる なくならない
Polite なくなります なくなりません
Past なくなった なくならなかった
Polite + Past なくなりました なくなりませんでした
Te-form なくなって なくならなくて
Potential なくなれる なくなれない
Passive なくなられる なくなられない
Causative なくならせる なくならせない
Causative + Passive なくならされる なくならされない
Imperative なくなれ なくなるな

Handwriting

な
く
な
る

Example sentences

The keys have gone missing.
寒さで指の感覚がなくなった。
My fingers lost sensation due to the cold.
年を取るにつれて、物欲がなくなるとよく言われる。
As people get older, they often say that their material desires decrease.
新しいマットレスを買ったら、腰の痛みがなくなった。
After buying a new mattress, my lower back pain disappeared.

Usage Notes

Commonly written in kana for being lost/missing, whereas 亡くなる is used for passing away.

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