Japanese

あいあう
Meaning: to meet (each other); to encounter
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 相会う 相会わない
Polite 相会います 相会いません
Past 相会った 相会わなかった
Polite + Past 相会いました 相会いませんでした
Te-form 相会って 相会わなくて
Potential 相会える 相会えない
Passive 相会われる 相会われない
Causative 相会わせる 相会わせない
Causative + Passive 相会わされる 相会わされない
Imperative 相会え 相会うな

Handwriting

相
会
う

Example sentences

The two met each other by chance in Paris.
旅先で萍水相逢う縁を大切にしたい。
I want to treasure the bond of meeting people by chance like drifting duckweed during my travels.

Usage Notes

A somewhat formal or literary expression for two people encountering each other.

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