Japanese

げる

くりひろげる
Meaning: to unfold; to stage; to play out
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 繰り広げる 繰り広げない
Polite 繰り広げます 繰り広げません
Past 繰り広げた 繰り広げなかった
Polite + Past 繰り広げました 繰り広げませんでした
Te-form 繰り広げて 繰り広げなくて
Potential 繰り広げられる 繰り広げられない
Passive 繰り広げられる 繰り広げられない
Causative 繰り広げさせる 繰り広げさせない
Imperative 繰り広げろ 繰り広げるな

Handwriting

繰
り
広
げ
る

Example sentences

On the pitch, the players staged a heated battle.
彼らは最強の座をかけて熱いバトルを繰り広げた。
They engaged in a heated battle for the title of the strongest.
ゴール前で激しい攻防が繰り広げられた
A fierce battle for offense and defense unfolded in front of the goal.
優勝をかけた壮絶な戦いが繰り広げられた。
A fierce battle for the championship unfolded.
武士たちは激しい合戦を繰り広げた。
The samurai fought a fierce battle.
そのチェスの試合は中盤に入り、さらに激しい攻防が繰り広げられた。
The chess match entered its middle stage, and even more intense offense and defense unfolded.
彼らは政治について激しい論争を繰り広げた
They engaged in a fierce debate about politics.
警察と犯人の間で激しい銃撃戦が繰り広げられた。
A fierce gunfight broke out between the police and the criminals.
「スタジアムでは、二つのチームが熱戦を繰り広げている。」
At the stadium, two teams are engaged in a hotly contested match.
新設された競争法により、市場では苛辣な競争が繰り広げられている。
With the newly established competition law, a harsh competition is unfolding in the market.

Usage Notes

Often used for events, battles, or scenes that unfold one after another.

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