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いなくなる Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
expression, godan verb (-ru)
disappear ; go away ; leave ; no longer exist
usually written using kana alone
Used for people or animals disappearing from a place, leaving, or ceasing to be present. Often implies a change from being there to not being there, and can carry a nuance of loss or absence.
He left without saying anything.
Similar words 消き える 消える is a more general 'disappear' for objects, lights, sounds, etc., while いなくなる specifically refers to the absence of people or animals.
去さ る 去る means 'to leave' a place, often with a sense of departure or moving away, and can be used for people or things. いなくなる focuses on the resulting absence rather than the act of leaving.
Etymology Compound of いる (to be, to exist) in its negative continuative form いなく + なる (to become), literally 'to become not existing'. The kanji 居 is used for いる in the sense of being present, but the kana form is standard.
