Japanese reference

なくなる

to run out; to go missing

Regular · 18 form tables

Rows describe verb forms and levels of politeness. Honorific and humble forms are labeled separately. Strong commands appear under additional forms.

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Basic

なくなる: Non past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Dictionary form	なくなる (nakunaru)something runs out
Polite, masu	なくなります (nakunarimasu)something runs out

なくなる: Negative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Negative, nai	なくならない (nakunaranai)something does not run out
Polite negative	なくなりません (nakunarimasen)something does not run out

なくなる: Past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Past, ta	なくなった (nakunatta)something ran out
Polite past	なくなりました (nakunarimashita)something ran out

なくなる: Past negative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Past negative	なくならなかった (nakunaranakatta)something did not run out
Polite past negative	なくなりませんでした (nakunarimasendeshita)something did not run out

なくなる: Te form
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Te-form	なくなって (nakunatte)running out (and then)
Polite te-form	なくなりまして (nakunarimashite)running out (and then)

なくなる: Te iru
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state	なくなっている (nakunatteiru)something has run out
Polite te-iru	なくなっています (nakunatteimasu)something has run out

なくなる: Conditional, ba
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Conditional, ba	なくなれば (nakunareba)if something runs out
Rare literary polite conditional	なくなりますれば (nakunarimasureba)if something runs out (rare and literary). In ordinary polite conversation, use the plain conditional and make the main clause polite

なくなる: Conditional, tara
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Conditional, tara	なくなったら (nakunattara)if something runs out
Polite conditional, tara	なくなりましたら (nakunarimashitara)if something runs out

なくなる: Causative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Causative	なくならせる (nakunaraseru)cause something to run out
Polite causative	なくならせます (nakunarasemasu)cause something to run out

なくなる: Polite non past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Polite non-past form	なくなります (nakunarimasu)something runs out

なくなる: Polite negative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Polite negative form	なくなりません (nakunarimasen)something does not run out

なくなる: Polite past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Polite past form	なくなりました (nakunarimashita)something ran out

なくなる: Polite past negative
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Polite past negative form	なくなりませんでした (nakunarimasendeshita)something did not run out

なくなる: Completion or regret
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Completion or regret	なくなってしまう (nakunatteshimau)something runs out completely or regrettably
Polite completion or regret	なくなってしまいます (nakunatteshimaimasu)something runs out completely or regrettably

なくなる: Past experience
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Past experience	なくなったことがある (nakunattakotogaaru)have the experience of: something ran out
Polite past experience	なくなったことがあります (nakunattakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: something ran out

なくなる: Automatic result, to
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Automatic result, to	なくなると (nakunaruto)whenever you something runs out
Polite automatic result	なくなりますと (nakunarimasuto)whenever you something runs out

なくなる: Given that, nara
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Given that, nara	なくなるなら (nakunarunara)if you mean to something runs out

なくなる: Probability
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
Probability	なくなるだろう (nakunarudarou)probably something runs out
Polite probability	なくなるでしょう (nakunarudeshou)probably something runs out

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