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N1 Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb, Suffix

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

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    1. Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb

      1.

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

    2. Suffix, Godan verb with 'u' ending

      2.

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

      after the -masu stem of a verb
    3. Suffix, Godan verb with 'u' ending

      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.

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      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.

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      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.

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