Japanese reference
合う
あう
to match
Regular · 20 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)fit together |
| Polite, masu | あいます (aimasu)fit together |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | あわない (awanai)do not fit together |
| Polite negative | あいません (aimasen)do not fit together |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | あった (atta)fit together |
| Polite past | あいました (aimashita)fit together |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | あわなかった (awanakatta)did not fit together |
| Polite past negative | あいませんでした (aimasendeshita)did not fit together |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | あって (atte)fitting together (and then) |
| Polite te-form | あいまして (aimashite)fitting together (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | あっている (atteiru)be fitting together |
| Polite te-iru | あっています (atteimasu)be fitting together |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | あえば (aeba)if you fit together |
| Rare literary polite conditional | あいますれば (aimasureba)if you fit together (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 fit together |
| Polite conditional, tara | あいましたら (aimashitara)if you fit together |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | あわれる (awareru)be affected when someone fits together |
| Polite passive | あわれます (awaremasu)be affected when someone fits together |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | あわせる (awaseru)make or let someone fit together |
| Polite causative | あわせます (awasemasu)make or let someone fit together |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | あわせられる (awaserareru)be made to fit together |
| Polite causative-passive | あわせられます (awaseraremasu)be made to fit together |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | あいます (aimasu)fit together |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | あいません (aimasen)do not fit together |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | あいました (aimashita)fit together |
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 fit together |
Aspect
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | あってしまう (atteshimau)fit together completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | あってしまいます (atteshimaimasu)fit together completely or regrettably |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | あったことがある (attakotogaaru)have the experience of: fit together |
| Polite past experience | あったことがあります (attakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: fit together |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | あうと (auto)whenever you fit together |
| Polite automatic result | あいますと (aimasuto)whenever you fit together |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | あうなら (aunara)if you mean to fit together |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | あうだろう (audarou)probably fit together |
| Polite probability | あうでしょう (audeshou)probably fit together |
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