Japanese reference
出会う
であう
to encounter; to meet by chance
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 | であう (deau)encounter |
| Polite, masu | であいます (deaimasu)encounter |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | であわない (deawanai)do not encounter |
| Polite negative | であいません (deaimasen)do not encounter |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | であった (deatta)encountered |
| Polite past | であいました (deaimashita)encountered |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | であわなかった (deawanakatta)did not encounter |
| Polite past negative | であいませんでした (deaimasendeshita)did not encounter |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | であって (deatte)encountering (and then) |
| Polite te-form | であいまして (deaimashite)encountering (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | であっている (deatteiru)be encountering |
| Polite te-iru | であっています (deatteimasu)be encountering |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | であえば (deaeba)if you encounter |
| Rare literary polite conditional | であいますれば (deaimasureba)if you encounter (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 | であったら (deattara)if you encounter |
| Polite conditional, tara | であいましたら (deaimashitara)if you encounter |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | であえる (deaeru)can encounter |
| Polite potential | であえます (deaemasu)can encounter |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | であおう (deaou)let's encounter! |
| Polite volitional | であいましょう (deaimashou)let's encounter! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | であいたい (deaitai)want to encounter |
| Polite desire, tai | であいたいです (deaitaidesu)want to encounter |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | であわれる (deawareru)be affected when someone encounters |
| Polite passive | であわれます (deawaremasu)be affected when someone encounters |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | であわせる (deawaseru)make or let someone encounter |
| Polite causative | であわせます (deawasemasu)make or let someone encounter |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | であわせられる (deawaserareru)be made to encounter |
| Polite causative-passive | であわせられます (deawaseraremasu)be made to encounter |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | であうな (deauna)do not encounter! |
| Polite negative request | であわないでください (deawanaidekudasai)please do not encounter |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | であいます (deaimasu)encounter |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | であいません (deaimasen)do not encounter |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | であいました (deaimashita)encountered |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | であいませんでした (deaimasendeshita)did not encounter |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | であってください (deattekudasai)please encounter |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | であわないでください (deawanaidekudasai)please do not encounter |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | であいましょう (deaimashou)let's encounter! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | であってもいい (deattemoii)may encounter |
| Polite permission | であってもいいです (deattemoiidesu)may encounter |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | であってはいけない (deattehaikenai)must not encounter |
| Polite prohibition | であってはいけません (deattehaikemasen)must not encounter |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | であいなさい (deainasai)encounter (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | であってみる (deattemiru)try to encounter |
| Polite try doing | であってみます (deattemimasu)try to encounter |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | であってしまう (deatteshimau)encounter completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | であってしまいます (deatteshimaimasu)encounter completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | であっておく (deatteoku)encounter in advance |
| Polite preparation | であっておきます (deatteokimasu)encounter in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | であったことがある (deattakotogaaru)have the experience of: encountered |
| Polite past experience | であったことがあります (deattakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: encountered |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | であうと (deauto)whenever you encounter |
| Polite automatic result | であいますと (deaimasuto)whenever you encounter |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | であうなら (deaunara)if you mean to encounter |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | であうだろう (deaudarou)probably encounter |
| Polite probability | であうでしょう (deaudeshou)probably encounter |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | であえ (deae)encounter! |
| Polite request | であってください (deattekudasai)please encounter |
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