失敗する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 失敗する | 失敗しない |
| Polite | 失敗します | 失敗しません |
| Past polite | 失敗しました | 失敗しませんでした |
| Past | 失敗した | 失敗しなかった |
| Te-form | 失敗して | 失敗しないで |
| Desire | 失敗したい | 失敗したくない |
| Potential | 失敗できる | 失敗できない |
| Passive | 失敗される | 失敗されない |
| Causative | 失敗させる | 失敗させない |
| Causative passive | 失敗させられる | 失敗させられない |
| Volitional | 失敗しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 失敗しましょう | |
| Imperative | 失敗しろ | 失敗するな |
| Conditional | 失敗すれば | 失敗しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 失敗したら | 失敗しなかったら |
The experiment ended in failure.
I made the same mistake again.
He failed in his business.
He failed in his business venture.
I learned a lot from my failures.
I'm being careful not to repeat the same mistake.
He honestly admitted his mistake.
I want to put this failure to good use in the next project.
失敗 is a broad word for failure or a mistake in general, while 失策 more narrowly points to a misjudged plan or action.
失敗する is a general, plain word for 'to fail', whereas 躓く keeps the image of a small stumble or temporary setback rather than outright failure.
失敗 refers to failure or a mistake in general, while 挫折 specifically emphasizes the breaking of one's spirit or ambition and the discouragement that follows.
失敗 is the general word for a failure or mistake, while 外れ specifically means a miss or a dud, often in lottery or prediction contexts.
失敗 is the general word for failure or a mistake, while 空振り specifically evokes an attempt that misses its target entirely, like a swung bat missing the ball.
失敗する means to fail or be unsuccessful in general, whereas 抜かる points to a preventable slip caused by inattention.
失敗 is the standard everyday word for a failure or mistake, while 失 is a more formal term often confined to written or specialized language.
失敗 is a general word for any kind of failure or mistake, whereas 不合格 is specifically about not passing an exam, test, or inspection.
失敗 is the everyday word for any failure or mistake, whereas 失点 (figurative sense) implies the failure specifically damages one's standing in a competition or evaluation.
失敗する is the general verb for 'to fail' at any task, while 落ちる's failure sense is narrower, used mainly for exams, auditions, and elections.
失敗 is the broad, neutral term for failure or a mistake in general, while ドジ narrows this to a clumsy, silly blunder often mentioned with a laugh.
失敗する is the neutral, formal way to say 'to fail' or 'make a mistake', whereas やらかす is slangy and carries a blunt, exasperated tone.
失敗 means to fail, the direct opposite of うまくいく which means to go well or succeed.
失敗する means to fail at something, the opposite outcome from 成し遂げる, which means to successfully accomplish it.
失敗する means to fail, the opposite of successfully accomplishing something as expressed by 遂げる.
失敗 (failure) is the natural opposite of サクセス (success), though 失敗 itself is the everyday Japanese term while サクセス stays a stylish loanword.
failure analysis; science of failure