No. 4,907 in Japanese
痩せ
"痩せ" (yase) means "thinness" or "slimness."
In a sentence
彼は運動で痩せました。
He lost weight through exercise.
Here, 痩せました (yasemashita) is used as a past tense verb meaning 'lost weight', showing personal physical change.
この服は痩せて見える効果があります。
This clothing has the effect of making you look thinner.
In this sentence, 痩せて (yasete) is an adjective form used to describe an appearance of thinness.
毎日少しずつ痩せていけば健康に良いです。
Gradually losing weight each day is good for health.
The term 痩せていけば (yasete ikeba) is a conditional expression indicating the process of becoming thinner could lead to positive outcomes.
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