Japanese

とす

いのちをおとす
Meaning: to lose one's life; to die
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 命を落とす 命を落とさない
Polite 命を落とします 命を落としません
Past 命を落とした 命を落とさなかった
Polite + Past 命を落としました 命を落としませんでした
Te-form 命を落として 命を落とさなくて
Potential 命を落とせる 命を落とせない
Passive 命を落とされる 命を落とされない
Causative 命を落とさせる 命を落とさせない
Imperative 命を落とせ 命を落とすな

Handwriting

命
を
落
と
す

Example

He lost his life in an unexpected accident.

Usage Notes

A formal or literary way to say someone died, often due to an accident, war, or illness. Not used for natural death from old age.

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