Japanese

あう
Meaning: to meet, to see (someone), to encounter
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

会
う

Example sentences

I made a promise to meet a friend.
山田さんに会う
I meet Mr./Ms. Yamada.
学校の前で友達と会った
I met friends in front of the school.
また明日会いましょう
Let's meet again tomorrow.
昔の友達に会った。
I met an old friend.
最近、彼に会っていません。
I haven't seen him lately.
学校に行く途中で、古い友人に会った。
On the way to school, I met an old friend.
じゃあ、また明日会いましょう。
Well then, let's meet again tomorrow.
しばらく会わないうちに、ずいぶん背が伸びたね。
In the time we haven't met for a while, you've grown quite tall.
友達と五時に会う約束をした。
I made a promise to meet my friend at five o'clock.

Usage Notes

Intransitive verb meaning to meet or encounter someone. Takes the particle に or と to mark the person being met. Can mean planned meetings or chance encounters. Different from 'au' (to fit together) which is written with different kanji.

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