逆らう
さからう
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
JLPT N3 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-u), Intransitive
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 逆らうさからう | 逆らいますさからいます |
| Negative | 逆らわないさからわない | 逆らいませんさからいません |
| Past | 逆らったさからった | 逆らいましたさからいました |
| Past negative | 逆らわなかったさからわなかった | 逆らいませんでしたさからいませんでした |
| Te-form | 逆らってさからって |
|---|---|
| Potential | 逆らえるさからえる |
| Passive | 逆らわれるさからわれる |
| Causative | 逆らわせるさからわせる |
| Volitional | 逆らおうさからおう |
| Imperative | 逆らえさからえ |
| Conditional (ば) | 逆らえばさからえば |
| Conditional (たら) | 逆らったらさからったら |
Example sentences
彼に逆らうな。
Don't oppose him.
規則に逆らうな。
Don't go against the rules.
私に逆らうのか？
Do you disobey me?
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Don't go against his wishes.
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He is swimming against the tide.
More examples (10)
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Don't cross him or you'll regret it.
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Let's try and swim against the current.
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I walked in a contrary direction to everyone else.
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They swam against the stream.
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He never goes against his parents.
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We sailed against the wind.
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He cannot have gone against his parents.
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Don't go against your father.
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She got married against her father's will.
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People don't like to swim against the tide.