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Japanese verb会う (au) Conjugation
会う (au) means “to meet”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 会わない and 会います, and the te-form is 会って. Below is its conjugation in all 14 forms, plain and polite, the same forms the Japanese verb conjugation worksheets print in their answer keys.
- Meaning
- to meet
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 会う
- Reading
- あう
- Romaji
- au
- Masu form
- 会います
- Nai form
- 会わない
- Te-form
- 会って
- Ta form
- 会った
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 会う |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 会わない |
| Polite | 会います |
| Polite negative | 会いません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 会った |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 会わなかった |
| Polite | 会いました |
| Polite negative | 会いませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 会って |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 会わないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 会っている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 会っていない |
| Polite | 会っています |
| Polite negative | 会っていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 会いたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 会いたくない |
| Polite | 会いたいです |
| Polite negative | 会いたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 会おう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 会いましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 会え |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 会うな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 会ってください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 会わないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 会える |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 会えない |
| Polite | 会えます |
| Polite negative | 会えません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 会えば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 会わなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 会ったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 会わなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 会われる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 会われない |
| Polite | 会われます |
| Polite negative | 会われません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 会わせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 会わせない |
| Polite | 会わせます |
| Polite negative | 会わせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 会わされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 会わされない |
| Polite | 会わされます |
| Polite negative | 会わされません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 聞く (kiku)to hear, to listen, to ask
- 話す (hanasu)to speak, to talk
- 読む (yomu)to read
- 書く (kaku)to write
- 買う (kau)to buy
- 待つ (matsu)to wait
- わかる (wakaru)to understand
- 思う (omou)to think
- 言う (iu)to say
- 知る (shiru)to know, to get to know
- 使う (tsukau)to use
- 作る (tsukuru)to make
About these tables
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