ちがう

違う

to differ (from); to be different; to be distinct; to be unlike; to vary; to disagree (with)

N5Common wordGodan verb (u ending)
Godan verb (u ending), Intransitive verb
to differ (from)to be differentto be distinctto be unliketo varyto disagree (with)
Godan verb (u ending), Intransitive verb
to be wrongto be incorrectto be mistaken
Godan verb (u ending), Intransitive verb
to become abnormalto go wrong
Expression
isn't it?wasn't it?

Conjugations

Present辞書形
違う(ちがう)
Negativeない形
違わない(ちがわない)
Pastた形
違った(ちがった)
Past Negativeなかった形
違わなかった(ちがわなかった)
Te-formて形
違って(ちがって)

Example Sentences

野球はクリケットとは(ちがう)うよ。

Baseball is different from cricket.

毎日働く時間帯が(ちがう)うんです。

Every day I work different hours.

(りょう)地域は宗教と文化が(ちがう)っている。

The two regions differ in religion and culture.

(ちがう)(ちがう)う。オリジナリティがあるっていうか。

No, no. I mean to say that it has originality.

そこらへんは、男子と女子(じょし)とでは(ちがう)うんだってば。

Obviously that's different for men and women.

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