JLPT N4 Elementary
消える
to go out, turn off, or disappear
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Other forms
消えます polite form
消えない plain negative
消えた plain past
消えて te-form
1 Verb (ichidan, intransitive)
To go out / To turn off
Describes the state where a source of light, fire, or power ceases to operate or illuminate.
Example
急に 部屋 の 電気 が 消えた 。
Suddenly, the light in the room went out.
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2 Verb (ichidan, intransitive)
To disappear / To vanish
Indicates that something previously visible or present has become imperceptible, nonexistent, or lost.
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