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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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