死ぬ, しぬ
Conjugated: 死んだ
Godan verb, Irregular nu verb, Intransitive
1. to die, to pass away
2. to lose spirit, to lose vigor, to look dead
3. to cease, to stop
その少年は死んだものとしてあきらめられた。
方がマシ, 方がまし, 方が増し, ほうがマシ, ほうがまし
Expression
I would rather, I would as lief do, strong preference
だ
Auxiliary verb, copula, See である, See です, plain copula
be, is
た, だ
Auxiliary verb, だ after certain verb forms; indicates past or completed action
1. did, (have) done
indicates mild imperative
2. (please) do