Japanese reference
似合う
にあう
to suit, look good on
Regular · 28 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 | にあう (niau)suit |
| Polite, masu | にあいます (niaimasu)suit |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | にあわない (niawanai)do not suit |
| Polite negative | にあいません (niaimasen)do not suit |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | にあった (niatta)suited |
| Polite past | にあいました (niaimashita)suited |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | にあわなかった (niawanakatta)did not suit |
| Polite past negative | にあいませんでした (niaimasendeshita)did not suit |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | にあって (niatte)suiting (and then) |
| Polite te-form | にあいまして (niaimashite)suiting (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | にあっている (niatteiru)suit someone |
| Polite te-iru | にあっています (niatteimasu)suit someone |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | にあえば (niaeba)if you suit |
| Rare literary polite conditional | にあいますれば (niaimasureba)if you suit (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 | にあったら (niattara)if you suit |
| Polite conditional, tara | にあいましたら (niaimashitara)if you suit |
Mood
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | にあおう (niaou)let's suit! |
| Polite volitional | にあいましょう (niaimashou)let's suit! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | にあいたい (niaitai)want to suit |
| Polite desire, tai | にあいたいです (niaitaidesu)want to suit |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | にあうな (niauna)do not suit! |
| Polite negative request | にあわないでください (niawanaidekudasai)please do not suit |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | にあいます (niaimasu)suit |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | にあいません (niaimasen)do not suit |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | にあいました (niaimashita)suited |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | にあいませんでした (niaimasendeshita)did not suit |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | にあってください (niattekudasai)please suit |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | にあわないでください (niawanaidekudasai)please do not suit |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | にあいましょう (niaimashou)let's suit! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | にあってもいい (niattemoii)may suit |
| Polite permission | にあってもいいです (niattemoiidesu)may suit |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | にあってはいけない (niattehaikenai)must not suit |
| Polite prohibition | にあってはいけません (niattehaikemasen)must not suit |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | にあいなさい (niainasai)suit (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | にあってみる (niattemiru)try to suit |
| Polite try doing | にあってみます (niattemimasu)try to suit |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | にあってしまう (niatteshimau)suit completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | にあってしまいます (niatteshimaimasu)suit completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | にあっておく (niatteoku)suit in advance |
| Polite preparation | にあっておきます (niatteokimasu)suit in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | にあったことがある (niattakotogaaru)have the experience of: suited |
| Polite past experience | にあったことがあります (niattakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: suited |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | にあうと (niauto)whenever you suit |
| Polite automatic result | にあいますと (niaimasuto)whenever you suit |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | にあうなら (niaunara)if you mean to suit |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | にあうだろう (niaudarou)probably suit |
| Polite probability | にあうでしょう (niaudeshou)probably suit |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | にあえ (niae)suit! |
| Polite request | にあってください (niattekudasai)please suit |
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