くす
nakusu

Godan Verb (su)

1. to lose (something)

Transitive
Usually Written in Kana
彼女 かのじょ あたらしい時計 とけいをなくした。
kanojowa atarashii tokēo nakushita.
She lost her new watch.
Godan Verb (su)

2. to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove; to eradicate; to abolish

Transitive
Usually Written in Kana
その くに財政 ざいせい赤字 あかじをなくすには、もっと、たくさんの外国 がいこく援助 えんじょ そそ まなければならなかった。
sono kunino zaisēno akajio nakusuniwa motto takusanno gaikokuno enjō sosogikomanakereba naranakatta.
To get the nation's economy out of the red, more foreign aid had to be pumped in.
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