死ぬ — to die
死ぬ is the #211 most common word in Japanese, a verb. It means “to die” and is pronounced [ɕinɯ̟].
#211frequency rank
0.02%of everyday Japanese text
Level 1Beginner 1
Forms of 死ぬ
| Form | What it is | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 死んだ | past | died |
| 死な | present | die |
| しな | present | die |
| 死ね | command | die! |
| しね | command | die! |
| 死なれる | passive | be died |
| しなれる | passive | be died |
| 死なない | negative | do not die |
| しなない | negative | do not die |
| 死なず | negative | dying (stem form) |
| しなず | negative | dying (stem form) |
| 死にます | polite | |
| しにます | polite | |
| しんだ | past | died |
| 死ねば | conditional | if ... die |
| しねば | conditional | if ... die |
| 死な | irrealis | dying (stem form) |
| しな | irrealis | dying (stem form) |
| 死ぬれ | realis | dying (stem form) |
| しぬれ | realis | dying (stem form) |
| 死ぬれど | contrastive | |
| しぬれど | contrastive | |
| 死なば | conditional | if ... die |
| しなば | conditional | if ... die |
| 死にき | past | died |
| しにき | past | died |
| 死にけり | past | died |
| しにけり | past | died |
| 死につ | past | died |
| しにつ | past | died |
| 死にぬ | past | died |
| しにぬ | past | died |
| 死にたり | past | dying (stem form) |
| しにたり | past | dying (stem form) |
| 氏ぬ | alternative, kanji |