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Grammar and points of interest
verb て form + います／いる
verb て form + います／いる
'ing' - present continuous / progressive
科学者たちはエイズ・ウイルスの拡散をくい止めようと戦っています。
verb stem + よう
verb stem + よう
plain volitional form (let's ~) for ichidan verbs
科学者たちはエイズ・ウイルスの拡散をくい止めようと戦っています。
Conjugations and inflections
Words
noun
1. virus (originally from Latin, ger)2. viral
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noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)(click the word for examples and links)
Most common form: 食止める
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem; to curb; to halt(click the word to view an additional 4 forms, examples and links)
auxiliary verb
1. indicates speculation (after the imperfective form of certain verbs and adjectives)2. indicates will
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'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to make war (on); to wage war (against); to go to war (with); to fight (with); to do battle (against) (esp. 戦う)2. to compete (against) (esp. 戦う)
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