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死ぬ
shinu
Description
「死ぬ」は、人や動物などの命がなくなることを言う言葉です。
"死ぬ" is a word that means the life of a person or animal ends.
とても疲れた時や、笑いすぎた時などに、大げさに「死ぬ」と言うこともあります。
Sometimes, when very tired or laughing too much, people exaggerate by saying "死ぬ".
Meanings
死ぬshinu
to die; to lose one's life
祖父は去年、静かに死にました。
My grandfather died quietly last year.
死ぬshinu
to be extremely (tired, hungry, etc.); exaggeration
暑くて死ぬ。
It's so hot I could die.
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Notes
- Nuance
死ぬ is direct; for people, 亡くなる is the softer, more polite way to say someone died.
- Grammar
死ぬ is one of the few Japanese verbs ending in -ぬ; conjugates 死にます, 死んで, 死んだ.
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