What does 「失った物がないかと家中を捜した」 mean?


This dictionary (<https://jisho.org/search/%E5%AE%B6%E4%B8%AD%20%23sentences>)
gives the translation:

> 「失った物がないかと家中を捜した」  
>  I searched all the rooms for the lost thing.

But I don't understand why it is not translated into "I searched all the rooms
to see if there is something missing"

Could someone explain this please?




Japanese has no articles. Depending on the context, this 失った物 can mean either
"the thing I lost" or "something I lost". For example, the first
interpretation is correct in the context about a ring the speaker lost many
years ago. The second interpretation is correct in the context about a burglar
who broke into the house some time ago.

Since this example sentence has no previous context, I cannot say either
interpretation is incorrect. Nevertheless, in the context of a burglar, people
tend to use 何か and say 何か無くなっていないか(と)探した or 何か無くしていないか(と)探した. Provided there
is a sufficient prior context that explains what "the lost thing" is, there is
nothing wrong with jisho.org's translation.




Japanese has no articles. Depending on the context, this 失った物 can mean either
"the thing I lost" or "something I lost". For example, the first
interpretation is correct in the context about a ring the speaker lost many
years ago. The second interpretation is correct in the context about a burglar
who broke into the house some time ago.

Since this example sentence has no previous context, I cannot say either
interpretation is incorrect. Nevertheless, in the context of a burglar, people
tend to use 何か and say 何か無くなっていないか(と)探した or 何か無くしていないか(と)探した. Provided there
is a sufficient prior context that explains what "the lost thing" is, there is
nothing wrong with jisho.org's translation.

