死ぬ
しぬ · shinu
To die, to pass away
- to lose spirit, to lose vigor, to look dead
- to cease, to stop
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Conjugation
| Polite (ます形) | 死にますしにます |
| Polite negative (ません) | 死にませんしにません |
| Polite past (ました) | 死にましたしにました |
| Polite past negative (ませんでした) | 死にませんでしたしにませんでした |
| Let us ~ (ましょう) | 死にましょうしにましょう |
| Masu-stem (連用形) | 死にしに |
| Want to ~ (たい形) | 死にたいしにたい |
| While ~ing (ながら) | 死にながらしにながら |
| Te-form (て形) | 死んでしんで |
| Plain past (た形) | 死んだしんだ |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 死んだらしんだら |
| Progressive (ている形) | 死んでいるしんでいる |
| Plain negative (ない形) | 死なないしなない |
| Plain past negative (なかった形) | 死ななかったしななかった |
| Negative te-form (なくて) | 死ななくてしななくて |
| Potential (可能形) | 死ねるしねる |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 死ねばしねば |
| Imperative (命令形) | 死ねしね |
| Volitional (意向形) | 死のうしのう |
| Passive (受身形) | 死なれるしなれる |
| Causative (使役形) | 死なせるしなせる |
| Causative-passive (使役受身形) | 死なされるしなされる |
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What does 死ぬ mean?
To die, to pass away. It can also mean: to lose spirit, to lose vigor, to look dead; to cease, to stop.
How do you pronounce 死ぬ?
しぬ (shinu). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 死ぬ?
JLPT N5 — beginner. See the JLPT N5 guide.
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