Japanese

さがしだす
Meaning: to find out; to track down; to hunt out
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

探
し
出
す

Example

He finally tracked down the old documents in the library.

Usage Notes

Used when one searches for something and eventually finds it, often after some effort.

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