違う · godan verb (-u)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 違う | 違わない |
| Polite | 違います | 違いません |
| Past polite | 違いました | 違いませんでした |
| Past | 違った | 違わなかった |
| Te-form | 違って | 違わないで |
| Desire | 違いたい | 違いたくない |
| Potential | 違える | 違えない |
| Passive | 違われる | 違われない |
| Causative | 違わせる | 違わせない |
| Causative passive | 違わせられるalso 違わされる | 違わせられないalso 違わされない |
| Volitional | 違おう | |
| Polite volitional | 違いましょう | |
| Imperative | 違え | 違うな |
| Conditional | 違えば | 違わなければ |
| Tara conditional | 違ったら | 違わなかったら |
godan verb (-u), intransitive verb
Broad use for things that are not the same. Often used with 〜と to mark what something differs from.
These two documents differ in content.
My opinion differs from his.
godan verb (-u), intransitive verb
be wrong; be incorrect; be mistaken
Used when something is factually wrong or a person is mistaken. Common in phrases like 答えが違う or それは違う.
Your calculation is wrong.
I think that's incorrect.
godan verb (-u), intransitive verb
become abnormal; go wrong
Limited use, mainly in fixed expressions like 気が違う (go mad) or 調子が違う (something is off). Not freely productive.
See also: 気が違う
He seems to have gone mad from the shock.
My body feels off today.
Kansai dialect sentence-ending expression seeking agreement, often as 〜のと違うか or 〜んと違う. Not standard Tokyo usage.
That person is Tanaka-san, isn't it? (Kansai)
Isn't this a bit too expensive? (Kansai)
My thinking differs from his.
This answer is wrong.
These two products are completely different.
I think that's not right.
Unlike Tanaka, he is quiet.
違う means 'to be different', the direct opposite of 等しい, which means 'to be equal or the same'.
そうだ affirms that something is correct ('that's right'), while 違う denies it ('that's wrong/not so').
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
passing each other · missing each other; failing to meet · cross purposes; discrepancy; disagreement
pass by each other; brush past · miss each other; fail to meet · be at odds; clash; conflict
out of place; inappropriate; sticking out · produced outside its usual place; made in an unorthodox location
orders of magnitude different; in a different league; incomparable
on a completely different level; far superior; worlds apart · of different heights; uneven
mistake; blunder; slip-up
mistaking one person for another; mistaken identity
discrepancy; inconsistency; disagreement
misunderstanding; misconception; wrong idea
half- (sibling by a different mother); paternal half-sibling
muscle strain; sprain; crick · unreasonable; illogical; absurdity · misdirected; misplaced; off the mark
barking up the wrong tree; misdirected effort or complaint
crossing without meeting; going astray · misunderstanding; disagreement; estrangement
not match well; not mesh properly · differ; clash; be inconsistent
outside one's field; out of one's line · (sibling) from a different mother
alternating; alternate arrangement; staggered
passing each other without meeting; just missing each other · inserting in the wrong order
off-topic; thread hijacking
madness; insanity; crazy person; lunatic · mania; craze; obsession; enthusiast; fanatic
different color; color variation
miscalculation; calculation error
miss a visitor; fail to meet
great difference; big difference · major mistake; big mistake
stiff neck from sleeping wrong; kink in the neck
error in judgment; misjudgment
half-sibling by a different father; uterine