違う

Japanese

Kanji in this term

違

See also 違い

Verb

違う (intransitive, godan conjugation, hiragana ちがう, romaji chigau, historical hiragana ちがふ)

1. to be different; to differ (from something)
2. (in conversation) no, that is wrong

Usage notes

This is used to disagree with someone in conversation like "no", but it is softer than saying "no" in English.

Synonyms

• 間違う (“make a mistake”)
• 勘違う (“misunderstand”)
• 異なる (“differ”)

Conjugation

Conjugation of "違う" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms	Imperfective (未然形)	違わ	ちがわ	chigawa
	Continuative (連用形)	違い	ちがい	chigai
	Terminal (終止形)	違う	ちがう	chigau
	Attributive (連体形)	違う	ちがう	chigau
	Hypothetical (仮定形)	違え	ちがえ	chigae
	Imperative (命令形)	違え	ちがえ	chigae
Key constructions	Passive	違われる	ちがわれる	chigawareru
	Causative	違わせる 違わす	ちがわせる ちがわす	chigawaseru chigawasu
	Potential	違える	ちがえる	chigaeru
	Volitional	違おう	ちがおう	chigaō
	Negative	違わない	ちがわない	chigawanai
	Negative continuative	違わず	ちがわず	chigawazu
	Formal	違います	ちがいます	chigaimasu
	Perfective	違った	ちがった	chigatta
	Conjunctive	違って	ちがって	chigatte
	Hypothetical conditional	違えば	ちがえば	chigaeba