“nakusu” vs. “ushinau”：Improve Your Japanese in 5 Minutes

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“nakusu” vs. “ushinau”：Improve Your Japanese in 5 Minutes

What is the difference between “無なくす(nakusu) and 失うしなう(ushinau)”? Which is used as a bigger meaning? After reading this, you would be answering this question. Let me introduce what their subtle differences are and how you correctly use them such as native speakers today!

無なくす (nakusu) and 失うしなう (ushinau)

Lose / 丢失, 失去 / 없어지다, 잃어버리다 / Mất/làm rơi, Đánh mất(Thứ quan trọng)

“無なくす(nakusu) and 失うしなう(ushinau)” mean “Lose” and which has been used as the meaning of “to no longer have something because you do not know where it is”. The tips for using them are that “無なくす” is used as the meaning of “to lose something YOU MAY GET AGAIN”, whereas “失うしなう” is used as the meaning of “to lose something YOU MAY NOT GET AGAIN or NEVER”. That is the difference between them and “失うしなう” sounds formal than “無なくす” used as casual, polite and formal. The basic way to use it is “私わたしは___を無なくす/失うしなう(I lose ___.)”, etc. For instance, “私わたしは鍵かぎを無なくす。(I lose my key.)” which you MAY GET AGAIN and “私わたしは友達ともだちの信頼しんらいを失うしなう。(I lose my friend’s trust.)” which you MAY NOT GET AGAIN or NEVER and IMPORTANT. Actually, you would be able to say “私わたしは友達ともだちの信頼しんらいを無なくす。” as the meaning of it, however, this is a pretty light way than using “失うしなう”. Everyone could use “無なくす” and “失うしなう” as casual, polite and formal such as “鍵かぎ無なくしちゃった。(I lose my key.)” as casual and “鍵かぎを無なくしました。(I lose my key.)” as polite and formal. And “友達ともだちの信頼しんらいを失うしなったよ。(I lose my friend’s trust.)” as casual and 友達ともだちの信頼しんらいを失うしないました。(I lose my friend’s trust.)” as polite and formal.

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Sample

yuka

財布さいふ無なくしたっぽい！ (Seems like I lost my wallet.) (我好像丢了钱包！) (지갑이 없어진 것 같아!) (Có vẻ như là tôi bị mất ví rồi!)

tatsuya

少すこし自信じしんを無なくしました。　(I kinda lost my confidence.) (我有点失去了信心。) (자신감이 조금 없어졌습니다.) (Tôi đã mất tự tin một chút.)

yuka

何なにを無なくしたの？ (What did you lose?) (你丢了什么呢？) (뭐가 없어진 거야?) (Bạn đã mất cái gì hả?)

tatsuya

腕時計うでどけい無なくしちゃった！ (I lost a watch!) (我丢了手表！) (손목시계가 없어져 버렸어!) (Tôi lỡ làm mất cái đồng hồ đeo tay rồi!)

yuka

友達ともだちは６歳ろくさいの時ときに聴力ちょうかくを失うしないました。 (My friend lost her hearing when she was six years old.) (我的朋友在六岁的时候就失去了听觉。) (친구는 6살 때 청력을 잃었습니다.) (Bạn tôi đã mất đi khả năng nghe lúc sáu tuổi.)

tatsuya

自信じしんを失うしないました。 (I lost confidence.) (我失去了信心。) (자신감을 잃었습니다.) (Tôi đã mất đi tự tin.)

yuka

ミクは彼氏かれしの信用しんようを失うしなったらしいよ。 (I heard Miku lost her boyfriend’s trust.) (未来好像失去了对她男朋友的信任。) (미쿠가 남자친구로부터 신뢰를 잃었다나봐.) (Nghe nói là Miku đã đánh mất sự tin tưởng từ bạn trai của cô ấy đấy.)