Japanese

わす

あわす
Meaning: to put together; to match; to join
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 合わす 合わさない
Polite 合わします 合わしません
Past 合わした 合わさなかった
Polite + Past 合わしました 合わしませんでした
Te-form 合わして 合わさなくて
Potential 合わせる 合わせない
Passive 合わされる 合わされない
Causative 合わさせる 合わさせない
Imperative 合わせ 合わすな

Handwriting

合
わ
す

Example

I put my hands together before the Buddhist altar and remembered my late grandfather.

Usage Notes

A variant of 'awaseru'. It is frequently used in fixed expressions like 'te o awasu' (to put hands together in prayer).

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