Japanese reference
会う
あう
to meet
Regular · 32 form tables
Rows describe verb forms and levels of politeness. Honorific and humble forms are labeled separately. Strong commands appear under additional forms.
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Basic
Non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Dictionary form | あう (au)meet |
| Polite, masu | あいます (aimasu)meet |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | あわない (awanai)do not meet |
| Polite negative | あいません (aimasen)do not meet |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | あった (atta)met |
| Polite past | あいました (aimashita)met |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | あわなかった (awanakatta)did not meet |
| Polite past negative | あいませんでした (aimasendeshita)did not meet |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | あって (atte)meeting (and then) |
| Polite te-form | あいまして (aimashite)meeting (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | あっている (atteiru)be meeting |
| Polite te-iru | あっています (atteimasu)be meeting |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | あえば (aeba)if you meet |
| Rare literary polite conditional | あいますれば (aimasureba)if you meet (rare and literary). In ordinary polite conversation, use the plain conditional and make the main clause polite |
Conditional, tara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, tara | あったら (attara)if you meet |
| Polite conditional, tara | あいましたら (aimashitara)if you meet |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | あえる (aeru)can meet |
| Polite potential | あえます (aemasu)can meet |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | あおう (aou)let's meet! |
| Polite volitional | あいましょう (aimashou)let's meet! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | あいたい (aitai)want to meet |
| Polite desire, tai | あいたいです (aitaidesu)want to meet |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | あわれる (awareru)be affected when someone meets |
| Polite passive | あわれます (awaremasu)be affected when someone meets |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | あわせる (awaseru)make or let someone meet |
| Polite causative | あわせます (awasemasu)make or let someone meet |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | あわせられる (awaserareru)be made to meet |
| Polite causative-passive | あわせられます (awaseraremasu)be made to meet |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | あうな (auna)do not meet! |
| Polite negative request | あわないでください (awanaidekudasai)please do not meet |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | あいます (aimasu)meet |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | あいません (aimasen)do not meet |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | あいました (aimashita)met |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | あいませんでした (aimasendeshita)did not meet |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | あってください (attekudasai)please meet |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | あわないでください (awanaidekudasai)please do not meet |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | あいましょう (aimashou)let's meet! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | あってもいい (attemoii)may meet |
| Polite permission | あってもいいです (attemoiidesu)may meet |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | あってはいけない (attehaikenai)must not meet |
| Polite prohibition | あってはいけません (attehaikemasen)must not meet |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | あいなさい (ainasai)meet (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | あってみる (attemiru)try to meet |
| Polite try doing | あってみます (attemimasu)try to meet |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | あってしまう (atteshimau)meet completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | あってしまいます (atteshimaimasu)meet completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | あっておく (atteoku)meet in advance |
| Polite preparation | あっておきます (atteokimasu)meet in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | あったことがある (attakotogaaru)have the experience of: met |
| Polite past experience | あったことがあります (attakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: met |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | あうと (auto)whenever you meet |
| Polite automatic result | あいますと (aimasuto)whenever you meet |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | あうなら (aunara)if you mean to meet |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | あうだろう (audarou)probably meet |
| Polite probability | あうでしょう (audeshou)probably meet |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | あえ (ae)meet! |
| Polite request | あってください (attekudasai)please meet |
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