損そんする

suru verb (irregular), transitive verb, intransitive verb

waste time/effort; come to nothing

Describes effort, time, or plans that end up being wasted or fruitless. Can be used intransitively.

• 準じゅん備びに時じ間かんをかけたが、雨あめで損そんした。

  I spent time preparing, but it was wasted because of the rain.

• 彼かれの努ど力りょくは結けっ局きょく損そんした。

  His efforts came to nothing in the end.

suru verb (irregular), intransitive verb

feel disappointed; feel like you lost out

Often used in the form 損した気分 or 損した感じ to express a subjective feeling of missing out or being unlucky. Intransitive.

• 彼かれだけアイスをもらって、なんだか損そんした気き分ぶんだ。

  Only he got ice cream; I feel kind of left out.

• 早はやく帰かえったら、後あとでお土産みやげが配くばられて損そんした。

  I went home early, and later they handed out souvenirs, so I felt like I missed out.

suru verb (irregular), transitive verb

harm; damage; spoil

Dated transitive use meaning to cause harm or ruin something. Rare in modern conversation; 損なう is more common.

• 古ふるい言いい方かたでは、「健けん康こうを損そんする」のように使つかわれた。

  In older usage, it was used like 'to harm one's health'.