戦う
たたかう
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to go to war (with); to fight (with)
JLPT N3 Common word Intermediate Japanese L7
Meanings
Godan verb (-u), Intransitive
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to go to war (with); to fight (with); to do battle (against)- to compete (against)
- to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight; to contend; to resist
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 戦うたたかう | 戦いますたたかいます |
| Negative | 戦わないたたかわない | 戦いませんたたかいません |
| Past | 戦ったたたかった | 戦いましたたたかいました |
| Past negative | 戦わなかったたたかわなかった | 戦いませんでしたたたかいませんでした |
| Te-form | 戦ってたたかって |
|---|---|
| Potential | 戦えるたたかえる |
| Passive | 戦われるたたかわれる |
| Causative | 戦わせるたたかわせる |
| Volitional | 戦おうたたかおう |
| Imperative | 戦えたたかえ |
| Conditional (ば) | 戦えばたたかえば |
| Conditional (たら) | 戦ったらたたかったら |
Example sentences
戦士が戦う。
Warriors fight.
戦士が戦った。
The soldier fought.
戦士が戦わない。
The soldier won't fight.
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They fought against the enemy.
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I fight in the cause of justice.
More examples (10)
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I fought against sleep.
彼らは戦っている。
They're fighting.
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They contended against prejudice.
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They fought a fierce battle.
最後まで戦い抜こう。
Let's fight to the last.
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We fought a hard battle.
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They fought for the sake of their country.
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They struggled against the dictator.
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He fought against racial discrimination.
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You'd better fight off sleep.