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JAPANESE VERB

しっぱい する

失敗 する

to fail

  • #477 most used
  • する verb

Conjugation

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Present and future

now, habits, and what is to come

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI fail
NegativeI don’t fail

Past

finished actions

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI failed
NegativeI didn’t fail

Te-form

て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests

Form Polite Plain
て-formfailing, and…
Doing now (て います)I am failing
Please (て ください)please fail

Potential

可能形 · “can”

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI can fail
NegativeI can’t fail

Want to

たい形 · “want to”

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI want to fail
NegativeI don’t want to fail

Volitional

意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”

Form Polite Plain
Let’slet’s fail

Conditional

条件形 · “if” and “when”

  1. If (ば) if I fail
  2. If, when (たら) if I fail

Commands and requests

命令形 · from gentle to blunt

  1. Do it (なさい) fail (do it)
  2. Plain command fail!
  3. Please don’t please don’t fail

Passive and causative

受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”

Form Polite Plain
PassiveI am failed
CausativeI make someone fail

How to use しっぱい する

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present and future

    しんぱい しないで。 だれでも しっぱい する よ。

    Don't worry. Everyone messes up.

  2. Past

    きょう の プレゼン は しっぱい しました。

    I messed up today's presentation.

  3. Te-form

    なんど も しっぱい して、 やっと できた。

    I failed many times and finally got it.

  4. Potential

    この しごと は しっぱい できません。

    I can't afford to fail at this job.

  5. Want to

    もう にど と しっぱい したくない。

    I never want to fail again.

  6. Volitional

    わかい うち に、 たくさん しっぱい しよう。

    While we're young, let's fail plenty.

  7. Conditional

    しっぱい したら、 また やりなおせば いい。

    If you fail, you can just start again.

  8. Commands and requests

    こんど は しっぱい しないで ください。

    Please don't mess up this time.

  9. Passive and causative

    ぶか に しっぱい されて、 こまって いる。

    My subordinate messed up and I'm stuck with it.

Good to know

  • しっぱい する is to mess up, to get something wrong; to fail an exam is しけん に おちる.

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