そびれる
(Sobireru)
miss the chance to / fail to.
Connection rules
- ＋V ます-stem + そびれる (conjugates as ichidan: そびれます, そびれた).
- ＋Missed opportunity — implies the speaker meant to but didn't.
- ＋Common with communication and travel verbs: 言う, 聞く, 行く, 会う, 帰る.
Examples
1.
言いそびれたことがある。
Iisobire ta koto ga aru.
There's something I missed the chance to say.
「miss the chance to / fail to」
2.
忙しくて、昼ごはんを食べそびれた。
Isogashiku te, hiru gohan o tabe sobire ta.
I was so busy I missed my chance to eat lunch.
「miss the chance to / fail to」
Practice
The meeting ended, and I missed the chance to ask him for his contact information.
会議が終わってしまい、彼に連絡先を___。
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