Vocab Info

N4 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive 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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    1. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb

      1.

      to be lost (e.g. luggage), to be missing

      Usually written using kana alone
    2. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb

      2.

      to be used up, to be run out, to be exhausted, to be consumed, to be reduced to zero, to not occur any more

      Usually written using kana alone
    3. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb

      3.

      to disappear (e.g. pain), to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

      Usually written using kana alone

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    無くなる 【なくなる】

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      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 disappeared, 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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