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  2. 違う

ちがう

違う

to be different

chigau

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Meanings

  1. 1
    to differ (from); to be different; to be distinctu-verb (う)intransitive
  2. 2
    to be wrong; to be incorrect; to be mistakenu-verb (う)intransitive
  3. 3
    to become abnormal; to go wrongu-verb (う)intransitive

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Conjugation

FormConjugatedReading
Polite Present (~masu)
違いますちがいます
ちがいます
Polite Past (~mashita)
違いましたちがいました
ちがいました
Polite Negative (~masen)
違いませんちがいません
ちがいません
Plain Negative (~nai)
違わないちがわない
ちがわない
Te-form (Connecting)
違ってちがって
ちがって
Plain Past (~ta)
違ったちがった
ちがった
Potential (Can do)
違えるちがえる
ちがえる

In a sentence

その点(てん)では私(わたくし)は君(きみ)と意見(いけん)が違う(ちがう)。

I differ from you on that point.

Written with

  • 違difference13 strokes

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