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競う

to compete with

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Conjugation of 競う

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern.
私/俺
Present informal tense
競う
kisou
I compete with
Present informal negative tense
競わない
kisowanai
I don't compete with
Present formal tense
競います
kisoimasu
I compete with
Present formal negative tense
競いません
kisoimasen
I do not compete with
私/俺
Past informal tense
競った
kisotta
I competed with
Past informal negative tense
競わなかった
kisowanakatta
I didn't compete with
Past formal tense
競いました
kisoimashita
I compete with
Past formal negative tense
競いませんでした
kisoimasen deshita
I did not compete with
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
競え
kisoe
compete with
Imperative negative mood
競うな
kisou na
don't compete with
Imperative formal mood
競ってください
kisotte kudasai
please compete with
Imperative formal negative mood
競わないでください
kisowanai dekudasai
please do not compete with
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
競って
kisotte
compete with
Passive stem
競われる
kisowareru
competed with
Hypothetical tense
競え
kisoe
if I competed with
Hypothetical conditional stem
競えば
kisoeba
competed with
私/俺
Volitional stem
競おう
kisoō
will compete with
Potential stem
競える
kisoeru
competed with
Continuative stem
競い
kisoi
competing with
Causative stem
競わせる
kisowaseru
allow to compete with
私/俺
Imperfective stem
競わ
kisowa
compete with

Examples of 競う

だが　世間の人は　競って デニス・コクランを処刑しろと そそのかしてるようだ

Then, I'm not alone.