Japanese reference
取り合う
とりあう
to compete for; to exchange
Regular · 32 form tables
Rows describe verb forms and levels of politeness. Honorific and humble forms are labeled separately. Strong commands appear under additional forms.
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Basic
Non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Dictionary form | とりあう (toriau)compete for something |
| Polite, masu | とりあいます (toriaimasu)compete for something |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | とりあわない (toriawanai)do not compete for something |
| Polite negative | とりあいません (toriaimasen)do not compete for something |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | とりあった (toriatta)competed for something |
| Polite past | とりあいました (toriaimashita)competed for something |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | とりあわなかった (toriawanakatta)did not compete for something |
| Polite past negative | とりあいませんでした (toriaimasendeshita)did not compete for something |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | とりあって (toriatte)competing for something (and then) |
| Polite te-form | とりあいまして (toriaimashite)competing for something (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | とりあっている (toriatteiru)be competing for something |
| Polite te-iru | とりあっています (toriatteimasu)be competing for something |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | とりあえば (toriaeba)if you compete for something |
| Rare literary polite conditional | とりあいますれば (toriaimasureba)if you compete for something (rare and literary). In ordinary polite conversation, use the plain conditional and make the main clause polite |
Conditional, tara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, tara | とりあったら (toriattara)if you compete for something |
| Polite conditional, tara | とりあいましたら (toriaimashitara)if you compete for something |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | とりあえる (toriaeru)can compete for something |
| Polite potential | とりあえます (toriaemasu)can compete for something |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | とりあおう (toriaou)let's compete for something! |
| Polite volitional | とりあいましょう (toriaimashou)let's compete for something! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | とりあいたい (toriaitai)want to compete for something |
| Polite desire, tai | とりあいたいです (toriaitaidesu)want to compete for something |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | とりあわれる (toriawareru)be affected when someone competes for something |
| Polite passive | とりあわれます (toriawaremasu)be affected when someone competes for something |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | とりあわせる (toriawaseru)make or let someone compete for something |
| Polite causative | とりあわせます (toriawasemasu)make or let someone compete for something |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | とりあわせられる (toriawaserareru)be made to compete for something |
| Polite causative-passive | とりあわせられます (toriawaseraremasu)be made to compete for something |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | とりあうな (toriauna)do not compete for something! |
| Polite negative request | とりあわないでください (toriawanaidekudasai)please do not compete for something |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | とりあいます (toriaimasu)compete for something |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | とりあいません (toriaimasen)do not compete for something |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | とりあいました (toriaimashita)competed for something |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | とりあいませんでした (toriaimasendeshita)did not compete for something |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | とりあってください (toriattekudasai)please compete for something |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | とりあわないでください (toriawanaidekudasai)please do not compete for something |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | とりあいましょう (toriaimashou)let's compete for something! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | とりあってもいい (toriattemoii)may compete for something |
| Polite permission | とりあってもいいです (toriattemoiidesu)may compete for something |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | とりあってはいけない (toriattehaikenai)must not compete for something |
| Polite prohibition | とりあってはいけません (toriattehaikemasen)must not compete for something |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | とりあいなさい (toriainasai)compete for something (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | とりあってみる (toriattemiru)try to compete for something |
| Polite try doing | とりあってみます (toriattemimasu)try to compete for something |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | とりあってしまう (toriatteshimau)compete for something completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | とりあってしまいます (toriatteshimaimasu)compete for something completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | とりあっておく (toriatteoku)compete for something in advance |
| Polite preparation | とりあっておきます (toriatteokimasu)compete for something in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | とりあったことがある (toriattakotogaaru)have the experience of: competed for something |
| Polite past experience | とりあったことがあります (toriattakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: competed for something |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | とりあうと (toriauto)whenever you compete for something |
| Polite automatic result | とりあいますと (toriaimasuto)whenever you compete for something |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | とりあうなら (toriaunara)if you mean to compete for something |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | とりあうだろう (toriaudarou)probably compete for something |
| Polite probability | とりあうでしょう (toriaudeshou)probably compete for something |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | とりあえ (toriae)compete for something! |
| Polite request | とりあってください (toriattekudasai)please compete for something |
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