chigai vs. chigau: You’d Be Saying “I Got it!” About it.

違ちがい vs. 違ちがう: You’d Be Saying “I Got it!” About it.

Can you tell what the difference between “違ちがい(chigai)” and “違ちがう(chigau)”? This article would make you clear. Let me introduce how you correctly use them such as native speakers today!

違ちがい (chigai)

Difference / 区别 / 차이 / Sự khác biệt

“違ちがい” means “Difference” and which has been used as the meaning of “a point or a way in which two or more things which you are comparing are not the same” that is a NOUN e.g. “AとBの違ちがい(the difference between A and B)”.

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Sample

違ちがいがあるね！ (It has differences!) (有不一样啦！) (차이가 있구나!) (Có sự khác nhau nhỉ!)

違ちがいは何なんですか？ (What’s the difference?) (有什么不同？) (차이점은 무엇입니까?) (Khác chỗ nào vậy?)

好このみに違ちがいがあるっぽいね。 (It seems our taste has differences.) (爱好似乎有所不同。) (취향에 차이가 있는 것 같네.) (Hình như khác nhau về khẩu vị nhỉ.)

違ちがいは大おおきさだよ！ (The difference is sizes.) (不同在于尺寸！) (차이는 크기야!) (Khác nhau là ở kích thước đấy!)

違ちがう (chigau)

Different / 不同 / 다르다 / Khác nhau

“違ちがう” means “Different” and which has been used as same as “違ちがい” is, however that is an ADJECTIVE e.g. 違ちがう色いろ(different colors). So, the word “違ちがい” being a noun, it specifies the extent or quality of dissimilarity or contrasts between two things, situations, or entities. Whereas, the word “違ちがう” being adjective, it modifies a noun.

Sample

結構けっこう違ちがうね！ (It is quite different!) (差很多欸！) (상당히 다르구나!) (Khá là khác nhau nhỉ!)

どう違ちがうんですか？ (How is it different?) (它有什么不同？) (어떻게 다른가요?) (Khác nhau như thế nào?)

好このみが違ちがうっぽいね。 (It seems we have different taste.) (看起来爱好很不一样。) (취향이 다른 것 같네.) (Hình như có khẩu vị khác nhau nhỉ.)

大おおきさが違ちがうよ！ (They are different sizes.) (大小不同！) (크기가 달라!) (Kích thước khác nhau đấy!)

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