Japanese reference
言い争う
いいあらそう
to argue, quarrel
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 | いいあらそう (iiarasou)argue |
| Polite, masu | いいあらそいます (iiarasoimasu)argue |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | いいあらそわない (iiarasowanai)do not argue |
| Polite negative | いいあらそいません (iiarasoimasen)do not argue |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | いいあらそった (iiarasotta)argued |
| Polite past | いいあらそいました (iiarasoimashita)argued |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | いいあらそわなかった (iiarasowanakatta)did not argue |
| Polite past negative | いいあらそいませんでした (iiarasoimasendeshita)did not argue |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | いいあらそって (iiarasotte)arguing (and then) |
| Polite te-form | いいあらそいまして (iiarasoimashite)arguing (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | いいあらそっている (iiarasotteiru)be arguing |
| Polite te-iru | いいあらそっています (iiarasotteimasu)be arguing |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | いいあらそえば (iiarasoeba)if you argue |
| Rare literary polite conditional | いいあらそいますれば (iiarasoimasureba)if you argue (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 | いいあらそったら (iiarasottara)if you argue |
| Polite conditional, tara | いいあらそいましたら (iiarasoimashitara)if you argue |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | いいあらそえる (iiarasoeru)can argue |
| Polite potential | いいあらそえます (iiarasoemasu)can argue |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | いいあらそおう (iiarasoou)let's argue! |
| Polite volitional | いいあらそいましょう (iiarasoimashou)let's argue! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | いいあらそいたい (iiarasoitai)want to argue |
| Polite desire, tai | いいあらそいたいです (iiarasoitaidesu)want to argue |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | いいあらそわれる (iiarasowareru)be affected when someone argues |
| Polite passive | いいあらそわれます (iiarasowaremasu)be affected when someone argues |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | いいあらそわせる (iiarasowaseru)make or let someone argue |
| Polite causative | いいあらそわせます (iiarasowasemasu)make or let someone argue |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | いいあらそわせられる (iiarasowaserareru)be made to argue |
| Polite causative-passive | いいあらそわせられます (iiarasowaseraremasu)be made to argue |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | いいあらそうな (iiarasouna)do not argue! |
| Polite negative request | いいあらそわないでください (iiarasowanaidekudasai)please do not argue |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | いいあらそいます (iiarasoimasu)argue |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | いいあらそいません (iiarasoimasen)do not argue |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | いいあらそいました (iiarasoimashita)argued |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | いいあらそいませんでした (iiarasoimasendeshita)did not argue |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | いいあらそってください (iiarasottekudasai)please argue |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | いいあらそわないでください (iiarasowanaidekudasai)please do not argue |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | いいあらそいましょう (iiarasoimashou)let's argue! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | いいあらそってもいい (iiarasottemoii)may argue |
| Polite permission | いいあらそってもいいです (iiarasottemoiidesu)may argue |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | いいあらそってはいけない (iiarasottehaikenai)must not argue |
| Polite prohibition | いいあらそってはいけません (iiarasottehaikemasen)must not argue |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | いいあらそいなさい (iiarasoinasai)argue (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | いいあらそってみる (iiarasottemiru)try to argue |
| Polite try doing | いいあらそってみます (iiarasottemimasu)try to argue |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | いいあらそってしまう (iiarasotteshimau)argue completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | いいあらそってしまいます (iiarasotteshimaimasu)argue completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | いいあらそっておく (iiarasotteoku)argue in advance |
| Polite preparation | いいあらそっておきます (iiarasotteokimasu)argue in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | いいあらそったことがある (iiarasottakotogaaru)have the experience of: argued |
| Polite past experience | いいあらそったことがあります (iiarasottakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: argued |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | いいあらそうと (iiarasouto)whenever you argue |
| Polite automatic result | いいあらそいますと (iiarasoimasuto)whenever you argue |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | いいあらそうなら (iiarasounara)if you mean to argue |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | いいあらそうだろう (iiarasoudarou)probably argue |
| Polite probability | いいあらそうでしょう (iiarasoudeshou)probably argue |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | いいあらそえ (iiarasoe)argue! |
| Polite request | いいあらそってください (iiarasottekudasai)please argue |
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