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やりそこなう

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Japanese

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Alternative spellings
遣り損なう
遣り損う
やり損う

Verb

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やりそこなう (yarisokonaugodan (stem やりそこない (yarisokonai), past やりそこなった (yarisokonatta))

  1. to fail, err, to make a mistake
    • 1976, Kaizan Nakazato, Daibosatsu tōge [Great Bodhisattva Pass]:
      けれども、わたしが(こころ)()めてやる()(じょう)は、(けっ)して、やりそこなうようなことはしませんよ。もし、やりそこなうようなおそれがあれば、やらないうちにやめてしまいます。
      Keredomo, watashi ga kokoro o kimete yaru ijō wa, kesshite, yarisokonau yōna koto wa shimasen yo. Moshi, yarisokonau yōna osore ga areba, yaranai uchi ni yamete shimaimasu.
      But, after I set my heart on doing something, I never fail to do it. If it seems there is a risk of failure, I will abort the attempt before it starts.
  2. to miss an opportunity

Conjugation

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