Natural Japanese · reference
When supplies run out
Choose the camera: stock, completed use, or the next purchase.
The household-supply picture
しょうゆを切らしてる = the household has run out of something it normally keeps. In casual speech: しょうゆ切らしてる. Do not attach が to 切らす.
| Package | Focus |
|---|---|
| しょうゆを切らしてる | Our supply is depleted now. |
| しょうゆが切れた | The supply ran out. |
| しょうゆがなくなった | It is gone; a broad result statement. |
| 残りを使い切った | Someone used the last of it. |
| 卵を買い足す | Buy more while some remain. |
Do you know it is gone?
予備のしょうゆが見当たらない。
やっぱり、しょうゆを切らしてるみたい。
見当たらない says you cannot locate it; 切らしてる is a stock conclusion. See lesson 0002 for the search/discovery contrast.