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“To fail to do” in Japanese

Short answer

そびれる sobireru そびれる

To fail to do in Japanese is “そびれる” (sobireru). Full meaning: to miss a chance to do, to fail to do.

Other ways to say “To fail to do” in Japanese

損なう zokonau to harm, to hurt, to injure, to damage, to spoil, to mar, to ruin; to fail to do, to do amiss, to miss one's opportunity to do; to almost do, to come close to doing 為落とす shiotosu to fail to do, to make light of, to neglect 怠る okotaru to neglect, to be negligent in, to be neglectful of, to fail to do, to leave undone, to avoid (doing), to shirk, to be unmindful of; to improve (of an illness), to get better 害う sokonau to harm, to hurt, to injure, to damage, to spoil, to mar, to ruin; to fail to do, to do amiss, to miss one's opportunity to do; to almost do, to come close to doing そこなう sokonau to harm, to hurt, to injure, to damage, to spoil, to mar, to ruin; to fail to do, to do amiss, to miss one's opportunity to do; to almost do, to come close to doing ぞこなふ zokonau to harm, to hurt, to injure, to damage, to spoil, to mar, to ruin; to fail to do, to do amiss, to miss one's opportunity to do; to almost do, to come close to doing そこなふ sokonau to harm, to hurt, to injure, to damage, to spoil, to mar, to ruin; to fail to do, to do amiss, to miss one's opportunity to do; to almost do, to come close to doing ぞこなう zokonau to harm, to hurt, to injure, to damage, to spoil, to mar, to ruin; to fail to do, to do amiss, to miss one's opportunity to do; to almost do, to come close to doing 損う zokonau to harm, to hurt, to injure, to damage, to spoil, to mar, to ruin; to fail to do, to do amiss, to miss one's opportunity to do; to almost do, to come close to doing 怠たる okotaru to neglect, to be negligent in, to be neglectful of, to fail to do, to leave undone, to avoid (doing), to shirk, to be unmindful of; to improve (of an illness), to get better 怠れる okotareru to neglect, to be negligent in, to be neglectful of, to fail to do, to leave undone, to avoid (doing), to shirk, to be unmindful of; to improve (of an illness), to get better

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