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ダメ
もと
やってみても
そん
ないんだ
Even if you try it there's nothing to lose.
Conjugations and inflections
Words
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Most common form: 駄目元
noun
giving something a try because one has nothing to lose  (see also: 駄目で元々; slang; abbreviation; often written with kana only)
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to do; to undertake; to perform; to play (a game); to study  (see also: 為る; often written with kana only; colloquialism)
2. to send; to dispatch; to despatch  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: ソン
'na' adjective, noun, noun (suffix)
loss; disadvantage
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1. nonexistent; not being (there)  (see also: 亡い; often written with kana only)
2. unpossessed; unowned; not had
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Most common form: のです
expression
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; it is that ...
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Kanji
ゲン   ガン   origin; original   もと origin   
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ニ   ふた    ふた two   
legs
ソン   そこなう    そこねる to injure, to harm   
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イン    employee   
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かい shellfish   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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hand
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