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Japanese verb失う (ushinau) Conjugation
失う (ushinau) means “to lose”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 失わない and 失います, and the te-form is 失って. Below is its conjugation in all 14 forms, plain and polite, the same forms the Japanese verb conjugation worksheets print in their answer keys.
- Meaning
- to lose
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 失う
- Reading
- うしなう
- Romaji
- ushinau
- Masu form
- 失います
- Nai form
- 失わない
- Te-form
- 失って
- Ta form
- 失った
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 失う |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 失わない |
| Polite | 失います |
| Polite negative | 失いません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 失った |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 失わなかった |
| Polite | 失いました |
| Polite negative | 失いませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 失って |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 失わないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 失っている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 失っていない |
| Polite | 失っています |
| Polite negative | 失っていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 失いたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 失いたくない |
| Polite | 失いたいです |
| Polite negative | 失いたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 失おう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 失いましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 失え |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 失うな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 失ってください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 失わないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 失える |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 失えない |
| Polite | 失えます |
| Polite negative | 失えません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 失えば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 失わなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 失ったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 失わなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 失われる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 失われない |
| Polite | 失われます |
| Polite negative | 失われません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 失わせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 失わせない |
| Polite | 失わせます |
| Polite negative | 失わせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 失わされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 失わされない |
| Polite | 失わされます |
| Polite negative | 失わされません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 運ぶ (hakobu)to carry, to transport, to move
- 応じる (oujiru)to respond, to answer, to reply
- 努める (tsutomeru)to endeavor, to endeavour, to try hard
- 欠かす (kakasu)to miss, to fail
- 控える (hikaeru)to be temperate in, to refrain, to abstain
- 殺す (korosu)to kill, to slay, to murder
- 終える (oeru)to finish, to get through with, to complete
- 打つ (utsu)to hit, to strike, to knock
- 放る (houru)to throw, to fling, to hurl
- 訪ねる (tazuneru)to visit, to call on, to pay a visit to
- 包む (tsutsumu)to wrap up, to pack, to bundle
- 追っかける (okkakeru)to chase, to run after, to pursue
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