Learn to report a lost wallet at a station and give staff useful details.
The idea
財布をなくしました reports that you lost a wallet; で marks where it happened. 忘れました means you left it behind. 見つかりましたか asks whether it has been found.
Examples
- すみません、財布をなくしました。Excuse me, I lost my wallet.
- 電車でなくしたと思います。I think I lost it on the train.
- 昨日の三時ごろ、電車に乗っていました。I was on the train around three yesterday.
- 小さい黒い財布です。It is a small black wallet.
- 中にカードが入っています。There is a card inside.
- 財布は見つかりましたか。Has my wallet been found?
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Watch out
Do not state a guessed location as a fact: use と思います when you are unsure. なくしました reports the loss, not that the item has been found.
Try it yourself
財布を＿＿。（なくしました／見つかりました）
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なくしました
なくしました means “lost”; it reports what happened to the wallet.
電車＿＿財布をなくしました。（で／に）
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で
で marks the place where the wallet was lost.
財布は＿＿か。（見つかりました／なくしました）
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見つかりました
見つかりましたか asks whether the item has been found.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Japanese sentences where available. We keep your score.
財布を＿＿。（なくしました／見つかりました）
電車＿＿財布をなくしました。（で／に）
財布は＿＿か。（見つかりました／なくしました）
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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