失(う)せる

うせる
verb (ichidan)
to vanish, to disappear; to get lost (rude imperative)
自動詞 intransitiveexistence
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present失(う)せる失(う)せない
Present polite失(う)せます失(う)せません
Past失(う)せた失(う)せなかった
Past polite失(う)せました失(う)せませんでした
て form失(う)せて失(う)せなくて
ている present失(う)せている失(う)せていない
ている polite失(う)せています失(う)せていません
ている past失(う)せていた失(う)せていなかった
ている past polite失(う)せていました失(う)せていませんでした
Conditional ば失(う)せれば失(う)せなければ
Conditional たら失(う)せたら失(う)せなかったら
Volitional失(う)せよう—
Volitional polite失(う)せましょう—
Potential失(う)せられる失(う)せられない
Passive失(う)せられる失(う)せられない
Causative失(う)せさせる失(う)せさせない
Imperative失(う)せろ失(う)せるな
1. to vanish, to disappear
Describes something disappearing or ceasing to exist. Often used for abstract things like feelings, motivation, or interest fading away.
やる気(き)が失(う)せた。
I lost my motivation.
Seeing her attitude, I lost my appetite.
The meeting was so long that I completely lost my ability to concentrate.
2. to get lost, to go away (rude command)
Used in the imperative form 失せろ as a harsh way to tell someone to leave. Strongly rude and confrontational.
失(う)せろ!
Get lost!
He shouted, "Don't ever appear before me again, get lost!"
He gave me a look as if to say, "You're in the way, get lost now."

失(う)せる is an intransitive verb with two distinct uses.

SENSE 1 — VANISHING:
Used when feelings, qualities, or abstract things disappear. Commonly paired with:

SENSE 2 — RUDE IMPERATIVE:
The command form 失(う)せろ is a very harsh way to tell someone to go away. It appears frequently in fiction, manga, and arguments but should be avoided in real-life situations.

Similar words

  • 消(き)える: neutral term for vanishing or disappearing (physical or abstract)
  • 失(う)せる: more literary or emphatic for abstract things; also has the rude imperative use