Japanese

はりあう
Meaning: to rival; to compete with; to vie for
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 張り合う 張り合わない
Polite 張り合います 張り合いません
Past 張り合った 張り合わなかった
Polite + Past 張り合いました 張り合いませんでした
Te-form 張り合って 張り合わなくて
Potential 張り合える 張り合えない
Passive 張り合われる 張り合われない
Causative 張り合わせる 張り合わせない
Causative + Passive 張り合わされる 張り合わされない
Imperative 張り合え 張り合うな

Handwriting

張
り
合
う

Example

I am competing with my younger brother to see who can run faster.

Usage Notes

Used when two or more people try to outdo each other, often as equals or rivals.

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