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争う

to compete

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Conjugation of 争う

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: dispute, contest, argue
私/俺
Present informal tense
争う
arasou
I compete
Present informal negative tense
争わない
arasowanai
I don't compete
Present formal tense
争います
arasoimasu
I compete
Present formal negative tense
争いません
arasoimasen
I do not compete
私/俺
Past informal tense
争った
arasotta
I competed
Past informal negative tense
争わなかった
arasowanakatta
I didn't compete
Past formal tense
争いました
arasoimashita
I compete
Past formal negative tense
争いませんでした
arasoimasen deshita
I did not compete
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
争え
arasoe
compete
Imperative negative mood
争うな
arasou na
don't compete
Imperative formal mood
争ってください
arasotte kudasai
please compete
Imperative formal negative mood
争わないでください
arasowanai dekudasai
please do not compete
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
争って
arasotte
compete
Passive stem
争われる
arasowareru
competed
Hypothetical tense
争え
arasoe
if I competed
Hypothetical conditional stem
争えば
arasoeba
competed
私/俺
Volitional stem
争おう
arasoō
will compete
Potential stem
争える
arasoeru
competed
Continuative stem
争い
arasoi
competing
Causative stem
争わせる
arasowaseru
allow to compete
私/俺
Imperfective stem
争わ
arasowa
compete

Examples of 争う

- それか　争った？

- Or were you in a fight?

争って

We fought...

争えば　跡が残るものだ

A fight would have left marks.

あらそう　ボス

Oh, okay, boss.

- あらそう

-Very well.

あらそう

We?

あらそう ようやく気付いたわ

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