Need help with a phrase please
  • patacabbitpatacabbit February 2010

    I'm trying to say "Name, will be killed" I was going to say shinimasu but I want to emphasise that the person's death is passive and not an active thing, so how do i go about this?

    Any help would be appreciated, thanks!

  • tamatamatamatama February 2010

    I think naku narimasu is a good choice.

  • rorororo February 2010

    To kill is 殺す（ころす）, of which the passive form (to be killed) is 殺される.

    So you could say "(name)は殺される".

  • TobberothTobberoth February 2010

    Posted By: roro
    [p]To kill is 殺す（ころす）, of which the passive form (to be killed) is 殺される.[/p][p]So you could say "(name)は殺される".[/p]

    Remember that 殺される means to be murdered though, or rather, it only works if someone is being killed by something living. You wouldn't use 殺される in a situation like, for example, "He was killed by the explosion" unless the explosion was triggered by a human with the intent of killing.

  • rorororo February 2010

    Posted By: Tobberoth
    [quote]
    Posted By: roro
    [p]To kill is 殺す（ころす）, of which the passive form (to be killed) is 殺される.[/p][p]So you could say "(name)は殺される".[/p]
    [p]Remember that 殺される means to be murdered though, or rather, it only works if someone is being killed by something living. You wouldn't use 殺される in a situation like, for example, "He was killed by the explosion" unless the explosion was triggered by a human with the intent of killing.[/p][/quote]

    Good point, thanks.

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