違う

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
ちが
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Alternative forms

  • 異う

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) がう [chìgáú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • (Tokyo) [chìgáꜜù] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕiɡa̠ɯ̟ᵝ]
Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of "違う"
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
違う がう [chìgáú]
Imperative (命令形) 違え がえ [chìgáé]
Key constructions
Passive 違われる がわれる [chìgáwárérú]
Causative 違わせる がわせる [chìgáwásérú]
Potential - - -
Volitional 違おう がお [chìgáóꜜò]
Negative 違わない がわない [chìgáwánáí]
Negative perfective 違わなかった がわなかった [chìgáwánáꜜkàttà]
Formal 違います がいま [chìgáímáꜜsù]
Perfective 違った がった [chìgáttá]
Conjunctive 違って がって [chìgátté]
Hypothetical conditional 違えば がえ [chìgáéꜜbà]

Verb

違う (intransitive, godan conjugation, hiragana ちがう, rōmaji chigau, historical hiragana ちがふ)

Japanese verb pair
active  (ちが)える
mediopassive  (ちが)
  1. to be different; to differ (from something)
  2. another
  3. (in conversation) no, that is wrong; that's not how it is
Usage notes

This is used to disagree with someone in conversation like "no", but it is softer than saying "no" in English.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
たが
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Verb

違う (intransitive, godan conjugation, hiragana たがう, rōmaji tagau, historical hiragana たがふ)

Japanese verb pair
active  (たが)える
mediopassive  (たが)
  1. (dated) be contrary to; go against; defy; disobey; violate (a rule)
    期待 (きたい) (たが)
    kitai ni tagau
    be contrary to an anticipation
    定説 (ていせつ) (たが)
    teisetsu ni tagau
    defy a common theory
    規則 (きそく) (たが)
    kisoku ni tagau
    violate a rule
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References

  1. Hirayama, Tetsuo (1960) 全国アクセント辞典 (Nationwide Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: 東京堂,.
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