勝負する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 勝負する | 勝負しない |
| Polite | 勝負します | 勝負しません |
| Past polite | 勝負しました | 勝負しませんでした |
| Past | 勝負した | 勝負しなかった |
| Te-form | 勝負して | 勝負しないで |
| Desire | 勝負したい | 勝負したくない |
| Potential | 勝負できる | 勝負できない |
| Passive | 勝負される | 勝負されない |
| Causative | 勝負させる | 勝負させない |
| Causative passive | 勝負させられる | 勝負させられない |
| Volitional | 勝負しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 勝負しましょう | |
| Imperative | 勝負しろ | 勝負するな |
| Conditional | 勝負すれば | 勝負しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 勝負したら | 勝負しなかったら |
Refers to the result of a contest, often used in phrases like 勝負がつく (the outcome is decided) or 勝負を決める (decide the match).
This one stroke decided the match.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
A competitive event or confrontation; can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to compete' or 'to have a match'.
Tomorrow I'll have a shogi match with him.
The real contest starts now.
The outcome was finally decided in overtime.
The final throw decided the match.
It turned out that I would compete against the champion.
We managed to win a tough match.
I couldn't show my true ability and lost the match.
勝負 highlights the outcome of winning or losing, whereas 対戦 simply describes the act of facing an opponent.
勝負 means a match or contest and its outcome, whereas 雌雄 (as in 雌雄を決する) is a more formal, idiomatic way of saying the outcome will be decided.
勝負 emphasizes the win-or-lose contest aspect of a match, while ゲーム is the neutral term for the activity itself.
勝負 focuses on the win-or-lose outcome of a contest, while 一戦 simply denotes the single engagement itself.
勝負 focuses on the contest's outcome (win or lose), while バトル highlights the act of fighting or competing itself.
luck in competitions; luck in gambling
pre-competition meal; good-luck meal
do-or-die game; crucial contest
multi-game competition; best-of-X series
close contest; even match; worthy opponent
dice gambling; betting on one or six · gambling (general) · risky venture; gamble; hazardous attempt
single-round contest; one-shot game; make-or-break match