Japanese reference
知り合う
しりあう
to get acquainted
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 | しりあう (shiriau)get acquainted |
| Polite, masu | しりあいます (shiriaimasu)get acquainted |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | しりあわない (shiriawanai)do not get acquainted |
| Polite negative | しりあいません (shiriaimasen)do not get acquainted |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | しりあった (shiriatta)got acquainted |
| Polite past | しりあいました (shiriaimashita)got acquainted |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | しりあわなかった (shiriawanakatta)did not get acquainted |
| Polite past negative | しりあいませんでした (shiriaimasendeshita)did not get acquainted |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | しりあって (shiriatte)getting acquainted (and then) |
| Polite te-form | しりあいまして (shiriaimashite)getting acquainted (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | しりあっている (shiriatteiru)be getting acquainted |
| Polite te-iru | しりあっています (shiriatteimasu)be getting acquainted |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | しりあえば (shiriaeba)if you get acquainted |
| Rare literary polite conditional | しりあいますれば (shiriaimasureba)if you get acquainted (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 | しりあったら (shiriattara)if you get acquainted |
| Polite conditional, tara | しりあいましたら (shiriaimashitara)if you get acquainted |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | しりあえる (shiriaeru)can get acquainted |
| Polite potential | しりあえます (shiriaemasu)can get acquainted |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | しりあおう (shiriaou)let's get acquainted! |
| Polite volitional | しりあいましょう (shiriaimashou)let's get acquainted! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | しりあいたい (shiriaitai)want to get acquainted |
| Polite desire, tai | しりあいたいです (shiriaitaidesu)want to get acquainted |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | しりあわれる (shiriawareru)be affected when someone gets acquainted |
| Polite passive | しりあわれます (shiriawaremasu)be affected when someone gets acquainted |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | しりあわせる (shiriawaseru)make or let someone get acquainted |
| Polite causative | しりあわせます (shiriawasemasu)make or let someone get acquainted |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | しりあわせられる (shiriawaserareru)be made to get acquainted |
| Polite causative-passive | しりあわせられます (shiriawaseraremasu)be made to get acquainted |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | しりあうな (shiriauna)do not get acquainted! |
| Polite negative request | しりあわないでください (shiriawanaidekudasai)please do not get acquainted |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | しりあいます (shiriaimasu)get acquainted |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | しりあいません (shiriaimasen)do not get acquainted |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | しりあいました (shiriaimashita)got acquainted |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | しりあいませんでした (shiriaimasendeshita)did not get acquainted |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | しりあってください (shiriattekudasai)please get acquainted |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | しりあわないでください (shiriawanaidekudasai)please do not get acquainted |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | しりあいましょう (shiriaimashou)let's get acquainted! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | しりあってもいい (shiriattemoii)may get acquainted |
| Polite permission | しりあってもいいです (shiriattemoiidesu)may get acquainted |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | しりあってはいけない (shiriattehaikenai)must not get acquainted |
| Polite prohibition | しりあってはいけません (shiriattehaikemasen)must not get acquainted |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | しりあいなさい (shiriainasai)get acquainted (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | しりあってみる (shiriattemiru)try to get acquainted |
| Polite try doing | しりあってみます (shiriattemimasu)try to get acquainted |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | しりあってしまう (shiriatteshimau)get acquainted completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | しりあってしまいます (shiriatteshimaimasu)get acquainted completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | しりあっておく (shiriatteoku)get acquainted in advance |
| Polite preparation | しりあっておきます (shiriatteokimasu)get acquainted in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | しりあったことがある (shiriattakotogaaru)have the experience of: got acquainted |
| Polite past experience | しりあったことがあります (shiriattakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: got acquainted |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | しりあうと (shiriauto)whenever you get acquainted |
| Polite automatic result | しりあいますと (shiriaimasuto)whenever you get acquainted |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | しりあうなら (shiriaunara)if you mean to get acquainted |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | しりあうだろう (shiriaudarou)probably get acquainted |
| Polite probability | しりあうでしょう (shiriaudeshou)probably get acquainted |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | しりあえ (shiriae)get acquainted! |
| Polite request | しりあってください (shiriattekudasai)please get acquainted |
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