Japanese

ねる

そこねる
Meaning: to damage; to hurt; to fail to
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 損ねる 損ねない
Polite 損ねます 損ねません
Past 損ねた 損ねなかった
Polite + Past 損ねました 損ねませんでした
Te-form 損ねて 損ねなくて
Potential 損ねられる 損ねられない
Passive 損ねられる 損ねられない
Causative 損ねさせる 損ねさせない
Imperative 損ねろ 損ねるな

Handwriting

損
ね
る

Example sentences

He hurt her feelings with a careless remark.
彼の軽佻浮薄な態度は、周囲の信頼を損ねている。
His frivolous attitude is undermining the trust of those around him.

Usage Notes

Used for physical damage, health deterioration, or hurting someone's feelings. As a suffix, it indicates failure or missing an opportunity.

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