Japanese

いのちをうばう
Meaning: to take a life; to kill
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 命を奪う 命を奪わない
Polite 命を奪います 命を奪いません
Past 命を奪った 命を奪わなかった
Polite + Past 命を奪いました 命を奪いませんでした
Te-form 命を奪って 命を奪わなくて
Potential 命を奪える 命を奪えない
Passive 命を奪われる 命を奪われない
Causative 命を奪わせる 命を奪わせない
Causative + Passive 命を奪わされる 命を奪わされない
Imperative 命を奪え 命を奪うな

Handwriting

命
を
奪
う

Example

War took the lives of many innocent people.

Usage Notes

A formal and weightier way to say 'to kill', emphasizing the loss of a life.

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