Vocab Info

N4 う-verb

()くなる

to be lost (e.g. luggage), to be missing, to be used up, to be run out, to be exhausted, to be consumed, to be reduced to zero, to not occur any more, to disappear (e.g. pain), to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

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    • Pitch Accent

    • General Top 600

    • Word Type

      う-verb

    • 単語の書類

      五段動詞

    Examples

    • 自分(じぶん)財布(さいふ)()くなっている(こと)()()く。

      To realize that your wallet is missing.

      • N4
    • 電池(でんち)()くなったので(あたら)しい電池(でんち)()えなくてはなりません。

      Since the batteries have beendepleted, they must be replaced with new ones.

      • N4
    • (つま)(おっと)に「今日(きょう)こそは電車(でんしゃ)()くなる(まえ)(かなら)(いえ)(かえ)ってきなさい!」

      Wife to her husband: 'Today is the day, make sure you get home before the trains stop!'

      • N4
    • いつまで()っても戦争(せんそう)()くなる(こと)()いだろうと()いて絶望(ぜつぼう)している。

      I despair to hear that war will never cease to exist anytime soon.

      • N3
    • 防災(ぼうさい)放送(ほうそう)津波(つなみ)(おそ)れが()くなるまで高台(たかだい)避難(ひなん)(しょ)から帰宅(きたく)しないで(くだ)さい!」

      Disaster prevention broadcast: 'Do not return home from high ground or evacuation shelters until the threat of a tsunami has passed!'

      • N3
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