欠乏する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 欠乏する | 欠乏しない |
| Polite | 欠乏します | 欠乏しません |
| Past polite | 欠乏しました | 欠乏しませんでした |
| Past | 欠乏した | 欠乏しなかった |
| Te-form | 欠乏して | 欠乏しないで |
| Desire | 欠乏したい | 欠乏したくない |
| Potential | 欠乏できる | 欠乏できない |
| Passive | 欠乏される | 欠乏されない |
| Causative | 欠乏させる | 欠乏させない |
| Causative passive | 欠乏させられる | 欠乏させられない |
| Volitional | 欠乏しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 欠乏しましょう | |
| Imperative | 欠乏しろ | 欠乏するな |
| Conditional | 欠乏すれば | 欠乏しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 欠乏したら | 欠乏しなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
deficiency; shortage; lack; scarcity
Refers to a state where something necessary is insufficient or missing. Often used in formal or technical contexts such as economics, medicine, or resource management.
この地域では水が欠乏している。
This region is suffering from a water shortage.
ビタミン欠乏は健康に悪影響を及ぼす。
Vitamin deficiency has a negative impact on health.
Clean water is in short supply in this region.
A deficiency of vitamin C causes scurvy.
欠乏する is a more clinical term for a shortage of concrete resources like food or vitamins, while 欠く is broader and often used for abstract qualities such as manners or judgment.
欠乏 is a formal, often technical word for a lack of something (like nutrients or funds), while 手薄 is more everyday and often describes staffing or stock running thin.
欠乏 is a formal noun/suru-verb for a deficiency (often used in scientific or medical contexts), while 乏しい is the everyday adjective describing scarcity.
欠乏 describes a deficiency or lack of something needed, while 飢饉 (in its figurative sense) stresses a severe, chronic shortage that feels critical.
iron-deficiency anemia