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Japanese

いする

わざわいする
Meaning: to have an adverse effect; to backfire
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Verb inflections
Form Affirmative Negative
Present 災いする 災いしない
Polite 災いします 災いしません
Past 災いした 災いしなかった
Polite + Past 災いしました 災いしませんでした
Te-form 災いして 災いしなくて
Potential 災いできる 災いできない
Passive 災いされる 災いされない
Causative 災いさせる 災いさせない
Imperative 災いしろ 災いするな

Example

準備不足が災いして、面接で質問にうまく答えられなかった。
A lack of preparation worked against me, so I could not answer the interview questions well.

Usage Notes

Usually takes a cause as its subject and describes a disadvantage producing a bad result; it is more formal than simply saying something went wrong.

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