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Japanese verb合う (au) Conjugation
合う (au) means “to come together, to merge, to unite”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 合わない and 合います, and the te-form is 合って. 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 come together, to merge, to unite
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 合う
- Reading
- あう
- Romaji
- au
- Masu form
- 合います
- Nai form
- 合わない
- Te-form
- 合って
- Ta form
- 合った
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 合う |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 合わない |
| Polite | 合います |
| Polite negative | 合いません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 合った |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 合わなかった |
| Polite | 合いました |
| Polite negative | 合いませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 合って |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 合わないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 合っている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 合っていない |
| Polite | 合っています |
| Polite negative | 合っていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 合いたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 合いたくない |
| Polite | 合いたいです |
| Polite negative | 合いたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 合おう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 合いましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 合え |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 合うな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 合ってください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 合わないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 合える |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 合えない |
| Polite | 合えます |
| Polite negative | 合えません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 合えば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 合わなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 合ったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 合わなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 合われる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 合われない |
| Polite | 合われます |
| Polite negative | 合われません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 合わせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 合わせない |
| Polite | 合わせます |
| Polite negative | 合わせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 合わされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 合わされない |
| Polite | 合わされます |
| Polite negative | 合わされません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 広げる (hirogeru)to spread, to extend, to expand
- 結ぶ (musubu)to tie, to bind, to link
- 見込む (mikomu)to anticipate, to expect, to estimate
- 見送る (miokuru)to see off, to escort
- 見舞う (mimau)to visit and comfort or console
- 高まる (takamaru)to rise, to swell, to intensify
- 合わせる (awaseru)to match, to align
- しはらう (shiharau)to pay
- 受け入れる (ukeireru)to accept, to receive, to agree
- 相次ぐ (aitsugu)to follow in succession
- 美しい (utsukushii)beautiful, pretty, lovely
- 幅広い (habahiroi)extensive, wide, broad
About these tables
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