Verb: 失う(うしなう)
Romaji Reading: ushinau
Meaning: lose
Example Sentences of「失う(うしなう)」
(私は)あなたを失うなんて考えられません。
(Watashi wa) Anata o ushinau nante kangae raremasen.
I can’t imagine losing you.
私は今日仕事で失敗して、信用を失うところでした。
Watashi wa kyō shigoto de shippai shite shin’yō o ushinau tokorodeshita.
I was about to fail at work today and lose credibility.
佐藤さんが気を失って倒れました。
Satō-san ga ki o ushinatte taoremashita.
Satō fainted and fell down.
私は車の事故で視力を失ってしまった。
Watashi wa kuruma no jiko de shiryoku o ushinatte shimatta.
I lost my sight because of a car accident.
私には失うものが何もない。
Watashi niha ushinau mono ga nanimonai.
I’ve nothing to lose.
Another Way to Say “Lose”
Verb: 無くす(なくす)
Romaji Reading: nakusu
Meaning: lose
北村さんは昨晩、東京駅で財布を無くした。
Kitamura-san wa sakuban, Tōkyō eki de saifu o nakushita.
Kitamura lost his wallet at Tokyo Station last night.
菅野さんは池にスマホを落として無くした。
Kan’no-san wa ike ni sumaho o otoshite nakushita.
Kanno-san dropped his smartphone in the pond and lost it.
(私は)実験に失敗して自信を無くした。
(Watashi wa) jikken ni shippaishite jishin o nakushita.
I failed the experiment and lost confidence.
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