Meaning of 言い争う in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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言い争う, 言争う
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Kana Readingいいあらそう
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Romajiiiarasō
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `u` ending, transitive verb
- Meaning
- to quarrel; to dispute
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Example Sentences
言い争う, 言争う, いいあらそう used in context
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They disputed about whose turn it was to take the trash out.
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It's no use bandying words with them.
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He is always at odds with his boss.
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It is no use arguing with him.
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The sisters dueled with each other verbally.
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警官は私の言うことを信じてくれなかったが、言い争ってもむだだと思った。
The policeman did not believe my story, and I thought it was no good arguing with him.
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