せりあう
競り合う
to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with
N5Common wordGodan verb (u ending)
Godan verb (u ending), Intransitive verb
to struggle for•to compete with•to vie with
Conjugations
Present辞書形
競り合う(せりあう)
Negativeない形
競り合わない(せりあわない)
Pastた形
競り合った(せりあった)
Past Negativeなかった形
競り合わなかった(せりあわなかった)
Te-formて形
競り合って(せりあって)
Example Sentences
本命と対抗馬が競り合ったお陰で、ダークホースの彼が漁夫の利を得たってわけだ。
Since the favorite and his rival were running against each other a dark horse like him was able to pull out in front.