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間に合う
まにあう
to make it in time; catch (a train or bus)
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 | まにあう (maniau)make it in time |
| Polite, masu | まにあいます (maniaimasu)make it in time |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | まにあわない (maniawanai)do not make it in time |
| Polite negative | まにあいません (maniaimasen)do not make it in time |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | まにあった (maniatta)made it in time |
| Polite past | まにあいました (maniaimashita)made it in time |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | まにあわなかった (maniawanakatta)did not make it in time |
| Polite past negative | まにあいませんでした (maniaimasendeshita)did not make it in time |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | まにあって (maniatte)making it in time (and then) |
| Polite te-form | まにあいまして (maniaimashite)making it in time (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | まにあっている (maniatteiru)be making it in time |
| Polite te-iru | まにあっています (maniatteimasu)be making it in time |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | まにあえば (maniaeba)if you make it in time |
| Rare literary polite conditional | まにあいますれば (maniaimasureba)if you make it in time (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 | まにあったら (maniattara)if you make it in time |
| Polite conditional, tara | まにあいましたら (maniaimashitara)if you make it in time |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | まにあえる (maniaeru)can make it in time |
| Polite potential | まにあえます (maniaemasu)can make it in time |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | まにあおう (maniaou)let's make it in time! |
| Polite volitional | まにあいましょう (maniaimashou)let's make it in time! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | まにあいたい (maniaitai)want to make it in time |
| Polite desire, tai | まにあいたいです (maniaitaidesu)want to make it in time |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | まにあわれる (maniawareru)be affected when someone makes it in time |
| Polite passive | まにあわれます (maniawaremasu)be affected when someone makes it in time |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | まにあわせる (maniawaseru)make or let someone make it in time |
| Polite causative | まにあわせます (maniawasemasu)make or let someone make it in time |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | まにあわせられる (maniawaserareru)be made to make it in time |
| Polite causative-passive | まにあわせられます (maniawaseraremasu)be made to make it in time |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | まにあうな (maniauna)do not make it in time! |
| Polite negative request | まにあわないでください (maniawanaidekudasai)please do not make it in time |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | まにあいます (maniaimasu)make it in time |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | まにあいません (maniaimasen)do not make it in time |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | まにあいました (maniaimashita)made it in time |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | まにあいませんでした (maniaimasendeshita)did not make it in time |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | まにあってください (maniattekudasai)please make it in time |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | まにあわないでください (maniawanaidekudasai)please do not make it in time |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | まにあいましょう (maniaimashou)let's make it in time! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | まにあってもいい (maniattemoii)may make it in time |
| Polite permission | まにあってもいいです (maniattemoiidesu)may make it in time |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | まにあってはいけない (maniattehaikenai)must not make it in time |
| Polite prohibition | まにあってはいけません (maniattehaikemasen)must not make it in time |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | まにあいなさい (maniainasai)make it in time (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | まにあってみる (maniattemiru)try to make it in time |
| Polite try doing | まにあってみます (maniattemimasu)try to make it in time |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | まにあってしまう (maniatteshimau)make it in time completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | まにあってしまいます (maniatteshimaimasu)make it in time completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | まにあっておく (maniatteoku)make it in time in advance |
| Polite preparation | まにあっておきます (maniatteokimasu)make it in time in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | まにあったことがある (maniattakotogaaru)have the experience of: made it in time |
| Polite past experience | まにあったことがあります (maniattakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: made it in time |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | まにあうと (maniauto)whenever you make it in time |
| Polite automatic result | まにあいますと (maniaimasuto)whenever you make it in time |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | まにあうなら (maniaunara)if you mean to make it in time |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | まにあうだろう (maniaudarou)probably make it in time |
| Polite probability | まにあうでしょう (maniaudeshou)probably make it in time |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | まにあえ (maniae)make it in time! |
| Polite request | まにあってください (maniattekudasai)please make it in time |
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