Find and lose

Core words, Stage 3chunk 13 of 76Verbs: handling things

Lets you talk about finding, losing, dropping, picking up and hiding things.

mitsukerufind; spot; come across
nakusulose (something); get rid of
otosudrop; lose (by dropping); lower
hiroupick up (from the ground); find; catch (a taxi)
kakusuhide; keep secret
hakkendiscovery; a find

Mix-ups Nakusu is losing an object, not a game (makeru); otosu (drop) and hirou (pick up) are a pair.

mitsukeru

polite mitsukemasu

find; spot; come across

Mitsukaru is 'be found': kagi ga mitsukatta (I found my keys).

casual

eki no chikaku de ii mise mitsuketa yo.

I found a great place near the station.

駅の近くでいい店見つけたよ。

polite

eki no chikaku de ii mise o mitsukemashita.

I found a nice place near the station.

駅の近くでいい店を見つけました。

Written 見つける · みつける · 見つけますRank #311 in 3,030 TV dramas

nakusu

polite nakushimasu

lose (something); get rid of

Losing things you had, like keys or a wallet; also losing confidence or interest.

Nakunaru is 'go missing, run out'. Losing a game is makeru, not nakusu.

casual

mata kagi nakushita.

I've lost my keys again.

また鍵なくした。

polite

mata kagi o nakushimashita.

I've lost my keys again.

また鍵をなくしました。

Written なくす · なくしますRank #1642 in 3,030 TV dramas

otosu

polite otoshimasu

drop; lose (by dropping); lower

Dropping things, or losing something while you were out: saifu o otoshita.

Ochiru is 'fall' (by itself). Keshou o otosu = take off make-up.

casual

saifu otoshichatta.

I've lost my wallet.

財布落としちゃった。

polite

saifu o otoshite shimaimashita.

I've lost my wallet.

財布を落としてしまいました。

Written 落とす · おとす · 落としますRank #923 in 3,030 TV dramas

hirou

polite hiroimasu

pick up (from the ground); find; catch (a taxi)

Picking things up off the floor or finding something lying around.

Opposite: suteru (throw away). Takushii o hirou = catch a taxi.

casual

michi de saifu hirotta.

I found a wallet on the street.

道で財布拾った。

polite

michi de saifu o hiroimashita.

I found a wallet on the street.

道で財布を拾いました。

Written 拾う · ひろう · 拾いますRank #1351 in 3,030 TV dramas

kakusu

polite kakushimasu

hide; keep secret

Hiding things, or keeping the truth or feelings to yourself.

Kakureru is 'hide yourself, be hidden'.

casual

nani kakushiteru no?

What are you hiding?

何隠してるの？

polite

nani o kakushite iru n desu ka?

What are you hiding?

何を隠しているんですか？

Written 隠す · かくす · 隠しますRank #514 in 3,030 TV dramas

hakken

discovery; a find

Formal as a verb; casually it's a happy 'hakken!' or shinhakken (a new find).

For the everyday 'find', use mitsukeru.

casual

kore oishii! shinhakken da.

This is great! What a find.

これおいしい！新発見だ。

polite

kore oishii desu ne! shinhakken desu.

This is delicious! What a discovery.

これおいしいですね！新発見です。

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