Japanese Meaning of 亡くなる (nakunaru) | JLPT N4

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Vocabulary:  亡くなる

Meaning:  pass away

Examples

  1. 毎年、登山中に亡くなる人がいる。 Every year, some people pass away while hiking in the mountains.  
  2. おばあちゃんが亡くなる前にもう一度会えてよかった。 I’m glad that I was able to see my grandmother once more before she died.  
  3. 蚊の伝染病によって毎年二百万人以上の人が亡くなる。 Mosquitoes transmit diseases to millions of people a year resulting in over 2 million deaths a year.
  4. 私の兄弟は狼の群れのように食べ物がなくなるまで食べた。 My siblings eat food until it is completely gone similar to a pack of wolves.  
  5. もし鉛筆を持って来るのを忘れたらテスト受けられなくなる。 If you forget to bring a pencil you will not be able to take the test.  
  6. 商品がなくなるような状況だったけど、閉店まで大丈夫でした。 It seemed like we were going to run out of products, but we made it until close.  
  7. そう言えばモカはよく、ご飯がなくなると、家中走り回って文句を言っていたな。 Speaking of that, Mocha used to run around throughout the house complaining when the food ran out.

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