JLPT N2 Upper Intermediate
損なう
To damage, harm, or spoil; as a suffix, to fail to do something.
Readings
Other forms
損ないます polite form
損なって te-form
損なった past tense
損なわない negative form
1 Verb (transitive)
To damage
Refers to injuring or impairing the condition, mood, or intrinsic value of something.
Example
タバコ の 吸いすぎ は 健康 を 損なう 恐れ が ある 。
Smoking too much can harm your health.
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2 Suffix (attached to a verb's masu-stem)
To fail to do
Functions as a suffix to express missing the opportunity to perform an action.
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3 Suffix (attached to a verb's masu-stem)
To almost do
Indicates that a specific event was imminent or attempted but ultimately did not occur.
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