godan verb (v5u, vi) · N5
違うchigau
to be different
- to differfrom
- to be distinct
- to be unlike
Remember it
Connect the sound to "Chicago". Picture two different Chicago signs pointing apart in a scene for "to be different" so the sound points straight back to the meaning.
Forms
Non-past affirmative | Past affirmative | Non-past negative | Past negative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Informal plain form | 違う | 違った | 違わない | 違わなかった |
Formal -masu base | 違います | 違いました | 違いません | 違いませんでした |
te-form
違って
connector — “… and then”
Godan verb — the final kana shifts depending on the form.
Learning status
learning
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