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Conjugation of Japanese verb 争う - compete, dispute - arasou

godan verb

    Variant

    Stem

    Conjugation

    Reading

    あらそ
    araso

    Meaning

    compete

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    争う

    Reading

    あらそう
    arasou

    Meaning

    to compete / does compete / will compete

    Variant

    Negative

    Conjugation

    争わない

    Reading

    あらそわない
    arasowanai

    Meaning

    to not compete / does not compete / will not compete

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    争います

    Reading

    あらそいます
    arasoimasu

    Meaning

    to compete / does compete / will compete

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    争いません

    Reading

    あらそいません
    arasoimasen

    Meaning

    to not compete / does not compete / will not compete

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    争った

    Reading

    あらそった
    arasotta

    Meaning

    did compete

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    争わなかった

    Reading

    あらそわなかった
    arasowanakatta

    Meaning

    did not compete

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    争いました

    Reading

    あらそいました
    arasoimashita

    Meaning

    did compete

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    争いませんでした

    Reading

    あらそいませんでした
    arasoimasendeshita

    Meaning

    did not compete

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    争って

    Reading

    あらそって
    arasotte

    Meaning

    compete, and...

    Variant

    Negative I

    Conjugation

    争わないで

    Reading

    あらそわないで
    arasowanaide

    Meaning

    not compete, and...

    Variant

    Negative II

    Conjugation

    争わなくて

    Reading

    あらそわなくて
    arasowanakute

    Meaning

    not compete, and...

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    争いまして

    Reading

    あらそいまして
    arasoimashite

    Meaning

    compete, and...

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    争いませんで

    Reading

    あらそいませんで
    arasoimasende

    Meaning

    not compete, and...

    Variant

    Abrupt

    Conjugation

    争え

    Reading

    あらそえ
    arasoe

    Meaning

    compete!

    Variant

    Abrupt Negative

    Conjugation

    争うな

    Reading

    あらそうな
    arasouna

    Meaning

    do not compete!

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    争いなさい

    Reading

    あらそいなさい
    arasoinasai

    Meaning

    compete!

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    争いなさるな

    Reading

    あらそいなさるな
    arasoinasaruna

    Meaning

    do not compete!

    Variant

    Polite I

    Conjugation

    争ってください

    Reading

    あらそってください
    arasottekudasai

    Meaning

    please compete

    Variant

    Polite II

    Conjugation

    お争いください

    Reading

    おあらそいください
    oarasoikudasai

    Meaning

    kindly compete

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    争わないでください

    Reading

    あらそわないでください
    arasowanaidekudasai

    Meaning

    please do not compete

    Variant

    Honorific

    Conjugation

    お争いなさいませ

    Reading

    おあらそいなさいませ
    oarasoinasaimase

    Meaning

    please compete

    Variant

    Honorific Negative

    Conjugation

    お争いなさいますな

    Reading

    おあらそいなさいますな
    oarasoinasaimasuna

    Meaning

    please do not compete

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    争っている

    Reading

    あらそっている
    arasotteiru

    Meaning

    is doing compete / is compete(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    争っています

    Reading

    あらそっています
    arasotteimasu

    Meaning

    is doing compete / is compete(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    争っていません

    Reading

    あらそっていません
    arasotteimasen

    Meaning

    is not doing compete / is not compete(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    争っていた

    Reading

    あらそっていた
    arasotteita

    Meaning

    was doing compete / was compete(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    争っていました

    Reading

    あらそっていました
    arasotteimashita

    Meaning

    was doing compete / was compete(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    争っていませんでした

    Reading

    あらそっていませんでした
    arasotteimasendeshita

    Meaning

    was not doing compete / was not compete(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    争おう

    Reading

    あらそおう
    arasoou

    Meaning

    let's compete / will compete

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    争うまい

    Reading

    あらそうまい
    arasoumai

    Meaning

    let's not compete / will not compete

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    争いましょう

    Reading

    あらそいましょう
    arasoimashou

    Meaning

    let's compete / will compete

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    争いますまい

    Reading

    あらそいますまい
    arasoimasumai

    Meaning

    let's not compete / will not compete

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    争うだろう

    Reading

    あらそうだろう
    arasoudarou

    Meaning

    will probably compete

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    争わないだろう

    Reading

    あらそわないだろう
    arasowanaidarou

    Meaning

    will probably not compete

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    争うでしょう

    Reading

    あらそうでしょう
    arasoudeshou

    Meaning

    will probably compete

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    争わないでしょう

    Reading

    あらそわないでしょう
    arasowanaideshou

    Meaning

    will probably not compete

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    争っただろう

    Reading

    あらそっただろう
    arasottadarou

    Meaning

    probably did compete

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    争わなかっただろう

    Reading

    あらそわなかっただろう
    arasowanakattadarou

    Meaning

    probably did not compete

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    争ったでしょう

    Reading

    あらそったでしょう
    arasottadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did compete

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    争わなかったでしょう

    Reading

    あらそわなかったでしょう
    arasowanakattadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did not compete

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    争えば

    Reading

    あらそえば
    arasoeba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does compete

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    争わなければ

    Reading

    あらそわなければ
    arasowanakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not compete

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    争ったら

    Reading

    あらそったら
    arasottara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did compete

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    争わなかったら

    Reading

    あらそわなかったら
    arasowanakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not compete

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    争いましたら

    Reading

    あらそいましたら
    arasoimashitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did compete

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    争いませんでしたら

    Reading

    あらそいませんでしたら
    arasoimasendeshitara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not compete

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    争える

    Reading

    あらそえる
    arasoeru

    Meaning

    can compete

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    争えない

    Reading

    あらそえない
    arasoenai

    Meaning

    cannot compete

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    争えます

    Reading

    あらそえます
    arasoemasu

    Meaning

    can compete

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    争えません

    Reading

    あらそえません
    arasoemasen

    Meaning

    cannot compete

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    争わせる

    Reading

    あらそわせる
    arasowaseru

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) compete

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    争わせない

    Reading

    あらそわせない
    arasowasenai

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) compete

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    争わせます

    Reading

    あらそわせます
    arasowasemasu

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) compete

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    争わせません

    Reading

    あらそわせません
    arasowasemasen

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) compete

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    争われる

    Reading

    あらそわれる
    arasowareru

    Meaning

    be compete

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    争われない

    Reading

    あらそわれない
    arasowarenai

    Meaning

    not be compete

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    争われます

    Reading

    あらそわれます
    arasowaremasu

    Meaning

    be compete

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    争われません

    Reading

    あらそわれません
    arasowaremasen

    Meaning

    not be compete

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    争ったり

    Reading

    あらそったり
    arasottari

    Meaning

    did things like compete

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    争わなかったり

    Reading

    あらそわなかったり
    arasowanakattari

    Meaning

    did not do things like compete

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    争いましたり

    Reading

    あらそいましたり
    arasoimashitari

    Meaning

    did things like compete

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    争いませんでしたり

    Reading

    あらそいませんでしたり
    arasoimasendeshitari

    Meaning

    did not do things like compete

    Variant

    Present Indicative

    Conjugation

    争いたい

    Reading

    あらそたい
    arasotai

    Meaning

    want to compete

    Variant

    Present Negative

    Conjugation

    争いたくない

    Reading

    あらそたくない
    arasotakunai

    Meaning

    do not want to compete

    Variant

    Past Indicative

    Conjugation

    争いたかった

    Reading

    あらそたかった
    arasotakatta

    Meaning

    wanted to compete

    Variant

    Past Negative

    Conjugation

    争いたくなかった

    Reading

    あらそたくなかった
    arasotakunakatta

    Meaning

    did not want to compete

    Variant

    Te-form

    Conjugation

    争いたくて

    Reading

    あらそたくて
    arasotakute

    Meaning

    want to compete, and...

    Variant

    Negative Te-form

    Conjugation

    争いたくなくて

    Reading

    あらそたくなくて
    arasotakunakute

    Meaning

    do not want to compete, and...

    Variant

    Adverbial

    Conjugation

    争いたく

    Reading

    あらそたく
    arasotaku

    Meaning

    in a way of wanting to compete

    Variant

    Provisional

    Conjugation

    争いたければ

    Reading

    あらそたければ
    arasotakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) wants to compete

    Variant

    Provisional Negative

    Conjugation

    争いたくなければ

    Reading

    あらそたくなければ
    arasotakunakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not want to compete

    Variant

    Conditional

    Conjugation

    争いたかったら

    Reading

    あらそたかったら
    arasotakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) wanted to compete

    Variant

    Conditional Negative

    Conjugation

    争いたくなかったら

    Reading

    あらそたくなかったら
    arasotakunakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not want to compete

    Variant

    Nominal / Objective

    Conjugation

    争いたさ

    Reading

    あらそたさ
    arasotasa

    Meaning

    the desire to compete

Word Detail

    word

    争う

    Meaning

    Compete, Dispute

Kanji in this Verb

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Dispute

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