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違う
Readings
ちがう
chigau
English
Godan verb with 'u' ending
Intransitive verb
to differ (from), to vary
Godan verb with 'u' ending
Intransitive verb
to not be in the usual condition
Godan verb with 'u' ending
Intransitive verb
to not match the correct (answer, etc.)
Godan verb with 'u' ending
Intransitive verb
See also: 話が違う
to be different from promised
Expression
at sentence-end; oft. as 〜のと違うか
Dialect: Kansai-ben
isn't it?, wasn't it?
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Conjugated forms
Present, Future 違う, 違います
[does], will [do] 違わない, 違いません
doesn't [do], will not [do] Past 違った, 違いました
[did] 違わなかった, 違いませんでした
didn't [do] Te-form, Continuative 違って, 違いまして 違わないで, 違いませんで 違わなくて
Kanjis
違 ON: イ KUN: ちが.う, ちが.い, ちが.える, -ちが.える, たが.う, たが.える
difference, differ

Stroke: 13 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 3-3-10 FC: 3430.0


Phrases
君は違う方にいきますよ。
Parts: 君 (きみ) 違う (ちがう) 方 (ほう) 行く (いきます)
You're going the wrong way.
You're going in the wrong direction.

その点では私は君と意見が違う。
Parts: その点で (そのてんで) 私 (わたし) 君 (きみ) 意見 (いけん) 違う (ちがう)
I differ from you on that point.

運んできてくれたランチは噂に違わず旨かった。
Parts: 運ぶ (はこぶ) 来る (くる) 呉れる (くれた) ランチ 噂 (うわさ) 違う (たがう) 上手い (うまい)
The lunch she brought to me was as delicious as rumoured.
The lunch she brought to me was as delicious as I'd heard people say it would be.

そんなばかなことを言うなんて彼は気でも違ったのか。
Parts: そんな 馬鹿 (ばかな) 事 (こと) 言う (いう) なんて 彼 (かれ) 気 (き) でも 違う (ちがう)
Is he mad that he should say such a foolish thing?