Japanese

くす

なくす
Meaning: to lose (someone to death)
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

亡
く
す

Example sentences

She lost her parents at a young age.
両親を亡くした後、彼は叔父の家に身を寄せた。
After losing his parents, he went to live at his uncle's house.
彼は最愛の妻を不慮の事故で亡くした。
He lost his beloved wife in an unexpected accident.
親を亡くした不憫な子供に手を差し伸べる。
To reach out to a pitiful child who has lost their parents.
彼は肉親を亡くして、一人ぼっちになった。
He lost his blood relative and became all alone.
両親を亡くしてから、彼は天涯孤独の身となった。
After losing his parents, he became all alone in the world.
彼は母を亡くしてから、哀毀骨立と言えるほどに痩せ細ってしまった。
He has become so emaciated since his mother's death that he is literally skin and bones.
親を亡くした彼女は、泣血漣如の態で悲しみに暮れていた。
She was in deep sorrow, weeping blood after losing her parents.

Usage Notes

Specifically used for losing relatives or close acquaintances due to death. It is more euphemistic than saying 「死ぬ」.

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