死にかけた

almost died, nearly died

→ 死にかける

死に to die + かけ cause (someone) trouble, inconvenience + た Past tense

verb · past tense Rare #40,347

almost died, nearly died Indicates that someone came close to dying.

JA: 彼は事故で死にかけた。

EN: He almost died in an accident.

Don't imitate someone who's on the verge of death!

— ファイト・クラブ (1999)

He's a man who's come close to death many times.

— スター・トレックII カーンの逆襲 (1982)

To the mother of this child who was on the verge of death…

— Godzilla Minus One (2023)

You almost died.

— 鶴は翔んでゆく (1957)