戦 い tatakai
tatakai
Noun
1. battle; war; fight; conflict
tatakaiwa ningenno jūsēo yobiokosu.
War arouses the animal in man.
Noun
2. fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); war (e.g. on drugs); battle (e.g. against nature)
kareno yūkanna tatakaino monogatariwa warewareo fukaku kandō saseta.
The story of his brave struggle affected us deeply.
Noun
3. contest; competition; match; game
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tatakaiwa ningenno jūsēo yobiokosu.
War arouses the animal in man.
kareno yūkanna tatakaino monogatariwa warewareo fukaku kandō saseta.
The story of his brave struggle affected us deeply.
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tatakaide
て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions
1. In battle; Fighting
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tatakaidarō
Expresses probability ("probably…")
1. A battle, likely.; It will probably be a battle.
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tatakaija arimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. Was not a fight.; Wasn't a battle.
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tatakaideshō
Expresses probability in a polite manner ("probably…")
1. Probably a battle.; It will likely be a fight.
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tatakaidewārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. Was not a fight.; It was not a battle.
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tatakaidattara
The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If it were a battle; If there was a fight
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tatakaideareba
The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If it were a battle; If there is a battle
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tatakainara
The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If/when a battle; In the case of a battle
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