損なう
そこなう
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage
JLPT N1 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-u), Transitive
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage; to spoil; to mar; to ruinSuffix, Godan verb (-u)
to fail to do; to do amiss; to miss one's opportunity to do- to almost do; to come close to doing
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 損なうそこなう | 損ないますそこないます |
| Negative | 損なわないそこなわない | 損ないませんそこないません |
| Past | 損なったそこなった | 損ないましたそこないました |
| Past negative | 損なわなかったそこなわなかった | 損ないませんでしたそこないませんでした |
| Te-form | 損なってそこなって |
|---|---|
| Potential | 損なえるそこなえる |
| Passive | 損なわれるそこなわれる |
| Causative | 損なわせるそこなわせる |
| Volitional | 損なおうそこなおう |
| Imperative | 損なえそこなえ |
| Conditional (ば) | 損なえばそこなえば |
| Conditional (たら) | 損なったらそこなったら |
Example sentences
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He failed to take the exam.
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He failed to do what he said he would do.
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Overwork cost her health.
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He failed to answer the letter.
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I aimed at the tiger and fired, but missed him.
More examples (10)
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I tried to repair his damaged prestige.
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Her good fame was greatly damaged by this.
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She is always missing the ball.
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He got up late, so he missed the bus.
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The tiny birthmark took nothing from her loveliness.
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Confidence in management practices was undermined by the crash.
このようなポスターを貼るには許可が必要ですし、だいいち街の美観を損ないます！
You need permission to put up that sort of poster, and, most of all, you're ruining the looks of the street!
コチコチに冷凍されたお肉の味を損なわずに解凍するには、低温でゆっくりが原則です。
In order to thaw frozen meat without marring its flavor, it is best practice to do so slowly and at a low temperature.
この世で男にとって最良のことは良妻を選ぶことであり、最悪のことは選び損なって悪妻を持つことである。
The best thing in the world for a man is to choose a good wife, the worst being to mistakenly choose an ill-suited one.
持続可能な開発は、現代の世代が、将来の世代の利益や要求を充足する能力を損なわない範囲内で環境を利用し、要求を満たしていこうとする理念。
Sustainable development is the concept of the current generation utilizing the environment and meet human demands while not harming the ability of future generations to satisfy their own demands and interests.