Present and future
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI pass away | ||
| NegativeI don’t pass away |
JAPANESE VERB
なくなる
亡くなる
to pass away, to run out
- #163 most used
- Godan verb (u-verb)
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
finished actions
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI passed away | ||
| NegativeI didn’t pass away |
Te-form
て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| て-formpassing away, and… | ||
| Doing now (て います)I am passing away | ||
| Please (て ください)please pass away |
Potential
可能形 · “can”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI can pass away | ||
| NegativeI can’t pass away |
Want to
たい形 · “want to”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI want to pass away | ||
| NegativeI don’t want to pass away |
Volitional
意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Let’slet’s pass away |
Conditional
条件形 · “if” and “when”
- If (ば) if I pass away
- If, when (たら) if I pass away
Commands and requests
命令形 · from gentle to blunt
- Do it (なさい) pass away (do it)
- Plain command pass away!
- Please don’t please don’t pass away
Passive and causative
受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| PassiveI am passed away | ||
| CausativeI make someone pass away |
How to use なくなる
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present and future
この シャンプー は すぐ なくなります。
This shampoo runs out fast.
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Past
そふ は さんねん まえ に なくなった。
My grandfather passed away three years ago.
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Te-form
れいぞうこ の たまご が なくなって いる。
The eggs in the fridge are gone.
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Potential
ざいこ が なくなる まえ に かえました。
I managed to buy it before the stock ran out.
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Want to
この いたみ が はやく なくなって ほしい。
I want this pain to go away soon.
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Volitional
おかね が なくなる まえ に かえろう。
Let's go home before the money runs out.
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Conditional
しょうゆ が なくなったら、 いって ね。
When the soy sauce runs out, tell me.
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Commands and requests
なくなる まえ に、 はやく たべなさい。
Eat up quickly before it's all gone.
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Passive and causative
おっと に なくなられて、 おばさん は ひとり に なった。
When her husband died, my aunt was left alone.
Good to know
- 亡くなる is written for a person who passes away, 無くなる for a thing that runs out or goes missing; both are said なくなる.
- なくなる is softer than しぬ and the one to use about people.
- Running out is not something you decide, so the potential, want, volitional and imperative sentences show なくなる beside another verb.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: godan verb (u-verb).