争う (Arasou) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to compete, to contest, to contend, to quarrel”.
Meanings
- godan verb, intransitive verbto compete; to contest; to contend
- godan verb, intransitive verbto quarrel; to argue; to dispute; to be at variance; to oppose
- godan verb, intransitive verbto deny (e.g. evidence)usu. in negative form
Examples
私は彼と優勝を争った。
I competed with him for the championship.
彼らは賞を目指して争っている。
They are contending for the prize.
私は一等賞をめざして彼と争った。
I competed with him for the first prize.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).