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Japanese verb知り合う (shiriau) Conjugation
知り合う (shiriau) means “to get to know each other, to make acquaintance”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 知り合わない and 知り合います, and the te-form is 知り合って. 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 get to know each other, to make acquaintance
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 知り合う
- Reading
- しりあう
- Romaji
- shiriau
- Masu form
- 知り合います
- Nai form
- 知り合わない
- Te-form
- 知り合って
- Ta form
- 知り合った
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 知り合う |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 知り合わない |
| Polite | 知り合います |
| Polite negative | 知り合いません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 知り合った |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 知り合わなかった |
| Polite | 知り合いました |
| Polite negative | 知り合いませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 知り合って |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 知り合わないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 知り合っている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 知り合っていない |
| Polite | 知り合っています |
| Polite negative | 知り合っていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 知り合いたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 知り合いたくない |
| Polite | 知り合いたいです |
| Polite negative | 知り合いたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 知り合おう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 知り合いましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 知り合え |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 知り合うな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 知り合ってください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 知り合わないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 知り合える |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 知り合えない |
| Polite | 知り合えます |
| Polite negative | 知り合えません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 知り合えば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 知り合わなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 知り合ったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 知り合わなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 知り合われる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 知り合われない |
| Polite | 知り合われます |
| Polite negative | 知り合われません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 知り合わせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 知り合わせない |
| Polite | 知り合わせます |
| Polite negative | 知り合わせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 知り合わされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 知り合わされない |
| Polite | 知り合わされます |
| Polite negative | 知り合わされません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 出迎える (demukaeru)to meet, to greet
- 上る (noboru)to ascend, to go up, to climb
- 深まる (fukamaru)to deepen, to heighten, to intensify
- 積む (tsumu)to pile up, to stack
- すばらしい (subarashii)wonderful, splendid, magnificent
- 組む (kumu)to cross, to link
- 燃える (moeru)to burn, to get fired up
- 売り出す (uridasu)to put on the market
- 舞う (mau)to dance
- 覆す (kutsugaesu)to overturn, to capsize, to upset
- 保つ (tamotsu)to keep, to preserve, to hold
- 歩き回る (arukimawaru)to walk about
About these tables
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