自分に否がある

English translation: to take some blame on oneself

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Japanese term or phrase:	自分に否がある
English translation:	to take some blame on oneself
Entered by:	Jenelle Davenport

11:00 Oct 19, 2004

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Japanese term or phrase: 自分に否がある

Not much context on this! Does it mean "to be at fault" or something like that?

Clare Saracine KudoZ activity Questions: 21 (none open) Answers: 0 Australia
Local time: 01:05

to take some of the blame

Explanation:
With or without context, this can be translated several ways:
"I've got some blame (for whatever)..."
"I am/you are at fault, too"
"I've got some blame, too..."
Notice that I'm using "some", "too", etc. I read that inference from the comparative 自分に, as in you were blaming someone/something else, but realized you needed to also take some of the responsibility.
Hope this helps.

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Note added at 4 hrs 37 mins (2004-10-19 15:38:08 GMT)
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I meant to place a ¥"5¥" there for confidence! ;o)

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Jenelle Davenport
Local time: 09:35

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5 +2

It is my (your) fault.

humbird

to be at fault

miyot

I am to blame.

Nobuo Kawamura

to take some of the blame

Jenelle Davenport

Answers

27 mins confidence:

自分に否がある to be at fault

Explanation:
It can be "to be at fault" or "to be in the wrong".
The characgter "否" should be actually "非".

miyot
Local time: 08:35
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Japanese

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

自分に否がある It is my (your) fault.

Explanation:
In your example of understanding, and Japanese in general, subject and predicate (S & V), especially S is not very clear. So it can be my or your or his or its fault -- depending on whether this is in conversation or one-person situational.
Since 自分に is clearly expressed so it can be "My fault", still it all depends on the context.
As other answerer pointed out 否 is incorrect. This means "denail", whereas 非 means "wrong" or "falut".

humbird
Native speaker of:

Japanese,

English
PRO pts in category: 40

4 hrs confidence:

自分に否がある

to take some of the blame

Jenelle Davenport
Local time: 09:35
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English

17 hrs confidence:

I am to blame.

Explanation:
(Example)
A: Who is to blame?
B: I am to blame.

Nobuo Kawamura
Japan
Local time: 00:35
Native speaker of:

Japanese
PRO pts in category: 4

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