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ぱぐれる Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ぱぐれる

also: っぱぐれる

Meanings

1

auxiliary verb, ichidan verb

miss the chance to; fail to

Attaches to the -masu stem of a verb to express missing an opportunity or failing to do something. Related to はぐれる, but with a more colloquial, regretful tone.

See also: はぐれる

電でん車しゃに乗のりぱぐれた。
I missed my chance to get on the train.
言いい出だしっぱぐれて、結けっ

局きょく

何なに

も

言い

え

なかっ

た

。

I missed the timing to bring it up and ended up saying nothing.

Similar words

はぐれる
はぐれる (sense 2) is the standard verb meaning 'to miss the chance to do something'; ぱぐれる is a colloquial variant with a stronger sense of regret or frustration.
そこなう
そこなう also attaches to the -masu stem and means 'to fail to do' or 'to do something badly', but it can imply a mistake or incomplete action, whereas ぱぐれる focuses on missing the opportunity.

Etymology

Colloquial variant of はぐれる, with the initial consonant changing to /p/ for emphasis. The exact derivation is uncertain, but it likely arose from casual sound shifts.