失わ

失わ

"失わ" means "to lose."

Here, the word "失った" is used in the past tense to describe the loss of a tangible object.

大切な宝物を失った。

I lost my precious treasure.

In this example, "失い" refers to gradually losing an intangible concept such as trust.

彼は信頼を失い始めた。

He began to lose trust.

"失いそうだった" indicates a potential or imminent loss of an ability in a hypothetical context.

私は方向感覚を失いそうだった。

I was about to lose my sense of direction.