I just did the listening Mondai 2 for Lesson 33 of Minna No Nihongo 2 (the
older ver.). And in question 5, it says「山田君は 今の試合 **で** 失敗しましたが、次の試合で 頑張ります。」

I've learned that you use 「に」before 「失敗する」, and I don't know why it uses
「で」here instead.

What does「で」mean here? And how do I know when to use 「で」or「に」？
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What does 「で」mean in 「試合で 失敗しました」? Why not use 「に」?
X **に** 失敗する means "fail to X" or "fail to achieve success in X", in other
words, your objective is met with failure trying to do X. Otherwise, it just
means intransitive _fail_ , or "make a failure". で is just there to indicate
the circumstance.

> × 試験に失敗したが、合格することができた  
>  _I failed the exam, but I was able to pass it._ (contradictory)
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> ○ 試験で失敗したが、合格することができた  
>  _I made a mistake in the exam, but I was able to pass it._

> 山田君は今の試合で失敗しましたが、次の試合で頑張ります。  
>  _Yamada made a failure in this game, but will try his best in the next._
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