Failing A Test
Failing An Exam, Rejection
noun
You already learned 合格する (to pass a test). Well, slap 不 (not) in front of 合格 and you get failing a test.
One thing to note: unlike 合格, 不合格 can't combine with する to be made into a verb. It's typically just used as a noun to describe the state of having failed or been rejected. So if you pass a test, feel free to shout something like 合格した! But if you fail, it's better to just mumble 不合格だった...
If you know the reading for 合格, all you have to do is add 不 to it! You've learned all these readings, yay!
不合格になる
to fail a test, to be rejected
不合格にする
to fail someone on a test, to reject someone
不合格になってしまう
to end up failing a test, to end up getting rejected
不合格となる
to fail a test, to be rejected
不合格とする
to fail someone on a test, to reject someone
不合格となってしまう
to end up failing a test, to end up getting rejected
カンニングしたのがバレて不合格になってしまった。
They found out that I cheated and I ended up failing the test.
みんな合格したのに、私だけ不合格でした。
Everyone else passed, but I was the only one who failed.
もしよければ、不合格になった理由を教えてもらえませんか？
If you don't mind, could you tell me the reason I wasn't accepted?
本命の公立大学は不合格だったが、すべり止めで受けた私立大学に合格しました。
I didn't get accepted into my first-choice public university, but I got into a private university that I applied to as a safety.