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Japanese verb競り合う (seriau) Conjugation
競り合う (seriau) means “to struggle for, to compete with, to vie with”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 競り合わない and 競り合います, and the te-form is 競り合って. Below is its conjugation in all 14 forms, plain and polite, the same forms the Japanese verb conjugation worksheets print in their answer keys.
- Meaning
- to struggle for, to compete with, to vie with
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 競り合う
- Reading
- せりあう
- Romaji
- seriau
- Masu form
- 競り合います
- Nai form
- 競り合わない
- Te-form
- 競り合って
- Ta form
- 競り合った
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 競り合う |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 競り合わない |
| Polite | 競り合います |
| Polite negative | 競り合いません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 競り合った |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 競り合わなかった |
| Polite | 競り合いました |
| Polite negative | 競り合いませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 競り合って |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 競り合わないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 競り合っている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 競り合っていない |
| Polite | 競り合っています |
| Polite negative | 競り合っていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 競り合いたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 競り合いたくない |
| Polite | 競り合いたいです |
| Polite negative | 競り合いたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 競り合おう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 競り合いましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 競り合え |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 競り合うな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 競り合ってください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 競り合わないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 競り合える |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 競り合えない |
| Polite | 競り合えます |
| Polite negative | 競り合えません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 競り合えば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 競り合わなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 競り合ったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 競り合わなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 競り合われる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 競り合われない |
| Polite | 競り合われます |
| Polite negative | 競り合われません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 競り合わせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 競り合わせない |
| Polite | 競り合わせます |
| Polite negative | 競り合わせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 競り合わされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 競り合わされない |
| Polite | 競り合わされます |
| Polite negative | 競り合わされません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
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- 生かす (ikasu)to make use of, to put to good use, to leverage
- 絞る (shiboru)to wring, to squeeze
- 図る (hakaru)to plan, to attempt, to devise
- 膨れる (fukureru)to swell, to expand, to be inflated
- 見つめる (mitsumeru)to stare, to gaze, to look hard
- 取りまとめる (torimatomeru)to collect, to gather, to compile
- 扱う (atsukau)to deal with, to treat, to handle
- 移す (utsusu)to transfer, to change, to move
- 起こす (okosu)to raise, to raise up, to set up
- 見当たる (miataru)to be found
- 止まる (tomaru)to stop, to come to a stop
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