JLPT N5 vocabulary
死ぬ: meaning, reading and conjugation
Reading and pitch accent
しぬ0Heiban · flat
Godan verb (u-verb)
Meaning
- to die, to pass away
- to lose spirit, to lose vigor, to look dead
- to cease, to stop
Conjugation
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Plain present辞書形 · ない形 | 死ぬ | 死 |
| Plain pastた形 · なかった形 | 死 | 死 |
| Polite presentます形 | 死 | 死 |
| Polite pastました形 | 死 | 死 |
| Te-formて形 | 死 | 死 |
| Conditions and moods | ||
| If (-ba)ば形 | 死 | 死 |
| If / when (-tara)たら形 | 死 | 死 |
| Let’s / will意向形 | 死 | —not in common use |
| Want toたい形 | 死 | 死 |
| Command / don’t命令形 · 禁止形 | 死 | 死ぬ |
| Can · passive · causative | ||
| Can (potential)可能形 | 死 | 死 |
| Passive受身形 | 死 | 死 |
| Make / let使役形 | 死 | 死 |
| Be made to使役受身形 | 死 | 死 |
Example sentences
子供が死に、彼女は悲しみで気も狂わんばかりであった。
She went nearly mad with grief after the child died.
あの子は子猫が死んでからというもの、いつも泣きがちだ。
Ever since the kitten died, that child has been prone to crying.