► 名詞
対 [(1)たい] meaning: against rank: 2
☆ 3対3のバスケットボール ⇨ 3 on 3 basketball (☛ In competitions)
対 [(1)たい] meaning: to rank: 2
☆ 日本が2対1で勝った ⇨ Japan won 2 to 1 (☛ Used for scores)
対 [(1)たい] meaning: versus rank: 2
☆ フランス対ドイツの試合 ⇨ A match between France and Germany
対 [(1)つい] meaning: pair rank: 3
☆ 日本には男女で対になってする踊りは元来無かった ⇨ Originally there was no dance done by a pair of man and woman in Japan
More examples:
- 政府の対策は空回りが続いている ⇨ The government measure just keeps spinning its wheels
- 彼等は五対〇で勝った ⇨ They won 5 to 0
- ドイツとフランスは決勝で対決する ⇨ Germany and France will face each other in the final
- 黒人に対する差別 ⇨ The discrimination against black people
- 彼は兄に対する対抗心が強い (たいこうしん) ⇨ He is very competitive against his big brother
- 両国は長いこと直接対話していない ⇨ The two countries have not talked to each other face to face for a long time
- 子供達にはひもじい思いは絶対させない ⇨ I never let my children feel hungry
- その場では誰も反対しなかった ⇨ Nobody objected then and there
- 私は彼の意見に反対だ ⇨ I disagree with his opinion
- 彼は生き別れになった弟に30年振りに対面した ⇨ He met his separated brother in person for the first time in 30 years
- 絶対君主制 ⇨ Absolute monarchy
- 彼は虐待をした両親に対する憎しみに満ちていた ⇨ He was filled with hatred toward his parents who abused him
- ホシは絶対に挙げる ⇨ I will make sure to catch the suspect
- 因縁の対決 ⇨ A confrontation destined by the fate
- 米国に住んで人種差別反対の思いを強くした ⇨ My opposition to racial prejudice got stronger when I lived in US