Japanese reference
失う
うしなう
to lose
Regular · 32 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
Non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Dictionary form | うしなう (ushinau)lose |
| Polite, masu | うしないます (ushinaimasu)lose |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | うしなわない (ushinawanai)do not lose |
| Polite negative | うしないません (ushinaimasen)do not lose |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | うしなった (ushinatta)lost |
| Polite past | うしないました (ushinaimashita)lost |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | うしなわなかった (ushinawanakatta)did not lose |
| Polite past negative | うしないませんでした (ushinaimasendeshita)did not lose |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | うしなって (ushinatte)losing (and then) |
| Polite te-form | うしないまして (ushinaimashite)losing (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | うしなっている (ushinatteiru)be losing |
| Polite te-iru | うしなっています (ushinatteimasu)be losing |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | うしなえば (ushinaeba)if you lose |
| Rare literary polite conditional | うしないますれば (ushinaimasureba)if you lose (rare and literary). In ordinary polite conversation, use the plain conditional and make the main clause polite |
Conditional, tara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, tara | うしなったら (ushinattara)if you lose |
| Polite conditional, tara | うしないましたら (ushinaimashitara)if you lose |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | うしなえる (ushinaeru)can lose |
| Polite potential | うしなえます (ushinaemasu)can lose |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | うしなおう (ushinaou)let's lose! |
| Polite volitional | うしないましょう (ushinaimashou)let's lose! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | うしないたい (ushinaitai)want to lose |
| Polite desire, tai | うしないたいです (ushinaitaidesu)want to lose |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | うしなわれる (ushinawareru)be lost |
| Polite passive | うしなわれます (ushinawaremasu)be lost |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | うしなわせる (ushinawaseru)make or let someone lose |
| Polite causative | うしなわせます (ushinawasemasu)make or let someone lose |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | うしなわせられる (ushinawaserareru)be made to lose |
| Polite causative-passive | うしなわせられます (ushinawaseraremasu)be made to lose |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | うしなうな (ushinauna)do not lose! |
| Polite negative request | うしなわないでください (ushinawanaidekudasai)please do not lose |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | うしないます (ushinaimasu)lose |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | うしないません (ushinaimasen)do not lose |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | うしないました (ushinaimashita)lost |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | うしないませんでした (ushinaimasendeshita)did not lose |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | うしなってください (ushinattekudasai)please lose |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | うしなわないでください (ushinawanaidekudasai)please do not lose |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | うしないましょう (ushinaimashou)let's lose! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | うしなってもいい (ushinattemoii)may lose |
| Polite permission | うしなってもいいです (ushinattemoiidesu)may lose |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | うしなってはいけない (ushinattehaikenai)must not lose |
| Polite prohibition | うしなってはいけません (ushinattehaikemasen)must not lose |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | うしないなさい (ushinainasai)lose (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | うしなってみる (ushinattemiru)try to lose |
| Polite try doing | うしなってみます (ushinattemimasu)try to lose |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | うしなってしまう (ushinatteshimau)lose completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | うしなってしまいます (ushinatteshimaimasu)lose completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | うしなっておく (ushinatteoku)lose in advance |
| Polite preparation | うしなっておきます (ushinatteokimasu)lose in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | うしなったことがある (ushinattakotogaaru)have the experience of: lost |
| Polite past experience | うしなったことがあります (ushinattakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: lost |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | うしなうと (ushinauto)whenever you lose |
| Polite automatic result | うしないますと (ushinaimasuto)whenever you lose |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | うしなうなら (ushinaunara)if you mean to lose |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | うしなうだろう (ushinaudarou)probably lose |
| Polite probability | うしなうでしょう (ushinaudeshou)probably lose |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | うしなえ (ushinae)lose! |
| Polite request | うしなってください (ushinattekudasai)please lose |
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