損ねる
そこねる
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to wreck
Common word
Meanings
Ichidan verb, Transitive
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to wreckIchidan verb, Auxiliary verb
to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 損ねるそこねる | 損ねますそこねます |
| Negative | 損ねないそこねない | 損ねませんそこねません |
| Past | 損ねたそこねた | 損ねましたそこねました |
| Past negative | 損ねなかったそこねなかった | 損ねませんでしたそこねませんでした |
| Te-form | 損ねてそこねて |
|---|---|
| Potential | 損ねられるそこねられる |
| Passive | 損ねられるそこねられる |
| Causative | 損ねさせるそこねさせる |
| Volitional | 損ねようそこねよう |
| Imperative | 損ねろそこねろ |
| Conditional (ば) | 損ねればそこねれば |
| Conditional (たら) | 損ねたらそこねたら |
Example sentences
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The fielder failed to catch the ball.
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I failed to go to his birthday party.
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I missed lunch today.
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He failed to become a cabinet member at that time.
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I'd missed a call from Tom.
More examples (10)
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Hurry up, or you'll miss lunch.
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I missed my bus this morning.
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I was chagrined at missing you.
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I found it truly regrettable that he should take offence.
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He missed the last train by a minute.
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It is a fact that smoking is a danger to health.
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We both almost missed the bus.
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The big ugly tree destroys the beauty of the house.
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He is chary of offending people.
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After Japan lost the war, it failed to establish a peace treaty with the Soviet Union.