Vocab Info

N1 う-verb (う), Transitive verb, Suffix

(そこ)なうto harm, to hurt, to injure, to damage, to fail in doing

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    1. う-verb (う), Transitive verb

      1.

      to harm, to hurt, to injure, to damage, to spoil, to mar, to ruin

    2. Suffix, う-verb (う)

      2.

      to fail to do, to do amiss, to miss one's opportunity to do

      after the -masu stem of a verb
    3. Suffix, う-verb (う)

      3.

      to almost do, to come close to doing

      after the -masu stem of a verb

    All Forms

    損なう 【そこなう】害う 【そこなう】損う 【そこなう】

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    Examples

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      (そこ)った器物(きぶつ)弁償(べんしょう)しました。

      I compensated for the damaged item.

      • N1

      部長(ぶちょう)感情(かんじょう)(そこ)ったので(あやま)りました。

      I apologized because I hurt the manager's feelings.

      • N1

      喫煙(きつえん)飲酒(いんしゅ)健康(けんこう)(そこ)なうことに(つな)がります。

      Smoking and drinking can harm your health.

      • N1

      過労(かろう)健康(けんこう)(そこ)なうくらいなら、貧乏(びんぼう)健康(けんこう)()らす(ほう)がマシだ。

      I'd rather live a poor but healthy life than harm my health with overwork.

      • N1

      ストレスが(おお)いこととて、暴飲(ぼういん)暴食(ぼうしょく)をして胃腸(いちょう)(そこ)ってしまいました。

      Due to stress, I ended up binge eating and damaging my digestive system.

      • N1
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