Japanese

あらがう
Meaning: to resist; to oppose; to fight against
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 抗う 抗わない
Polite 抗います 抗いません
Past 抗った 抗わなかった
Polite + Past 抗いました 抗いませんでした
Te-form 抗って 抗わなくて
Potential 抗える 抗えない
Passive 抗われる 抗われない
Causative 抗わせる 抗わせない
Causative + Passive 抗わされる 抗わされない
Imperative 抗え 抗うな

Handwriting

抗
う

Example

It is not easy to resist fate.

Usage Notes

A literary term for resisting or fighting against something, often used in dramatic contexts.

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