争奪|そうだつsoudatsu[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verbstruggle (for); scramble; contest
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 争奪する(そうだつする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 争奪します(そうだつします) |
| Negative (nai) | 争奪しない(そうだつしない) |
| polite (masen) | 争奪しません(そうだつしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 争奪せず・争奪せぬ(そうだつせず・そうだつせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 争奪した(そうだつした) |
| polite (mashita) | 争奪しました(そうだつしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 争奪しなかった(そうだつしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 争奪しませんでした(そうだつしませんでした) |
| Te form | 争奪して(そうだつして) |
| Potential | 争奪できる(そうだつできる) |
| Passive | 争奪される(そうだつされる) |
| Causative | 争奪させる(そうだつさせる) |
| Causative passive | 争奪させられる(そうだつさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 争奪すれば(そうだつすれば) |
| tara | 争奪したら(そうだつしたら) |
| Volitional | 争奪しよう(そうだつしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 争奪しましょう(そうだつしましょう) |
| Imperative | 争奪しろ(そうだつしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym競り合いせりあいNeutralA neck-and-neck contest between evenly matched rivals, stressing the deadlocked process; 「争奪」 focuses on grabbing one specific position or prize.
- Synonym競争きょうそうNeutralThe broadest, most versatile word for competition; it does not necessarily involve fighting over one concrete thing.
- Synonym争いあらそいNeutralCovers disputes and conflict in a wide range, including quarrels and feuds — broader than 「争奪」, which is about seizing something.
- Synonym争奪戦そうだつせんNeutral「争奪」 plus 「戦」: presents the whole scramble as a contest, focusing on the overall battle rather than the act of seizing.
- Related戦いたたかいNeutralBattle or struggle, with a strong sense of confrontation; it need not be aimed at winning some contested prize.
- Related競りせりNeutralBidding at an auction, and by extension scrambling for goods; mostly a market term, as in 「競りにかける」.
- Antonym放棄ほうきNeutralGiving up or renouncing a right or claim — the direct opposite of 「争奪」's scrambling to take.
Use 「争奪」 for scrambling over a title, seat, or resource, as in 「王座争奪」 and 「首位争奪戦」. General competition is 「競争」; a tight, deadlocked contest 「競り合い」; disputes 「争い」; the whole battle 「争奪戦」; auction bidding 「競り」; a broader fight 「戦い」. Opposite: 「放棄」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


