Japanese

なう

そこなう
Meaning: to damage; to hurt; to fail to
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 損なう 損なわない
Polite 損ないます 損ないません
Past 損なった 損なわなかった
Polite + Past 損ないました 損ないませんでした
Te-form 損なって 損なわなくて
Potential 損なえる 損なえない
Passive 損なわれる 損なわれない
Causative 損なわせる 損なわせない
Causative + Passive 損なわされる 損なわされない
Imperative 損なえ 損なうな

Handwriting

損
な
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Example sentences

He hurt her feelings with a careless remark.
不規則な生活は、健康を損なう原因となる。
An irregular lifestyle is a cause of damage to health.
校則の細かな修正が矯枉過正となり、生徒の自主性を損なっている。
Detailed amendments to the school rules became an overcorrection, undermining the students' autonomy.

Usage Notes

Often used for physical damage or emotional injury. Can also be a suffix meaning 'to fail to do something'.

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