Japanese

ともなう
Meaning: to accompany; to involve; to entail
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

伴
う

Example sentences

Progress in science and technology always involves new challenges.
投資には高いリスクが伴います。
This investment involves high risk.
新体制への移行に伴い、組織を移替した。
With the transition to the new system, the organization was rearranged.
この計画には失敗する危険性が伴う。
This plan involves a risk of failure.
台風の接近に伴い、雨風が次第に強まってきた。
As the typhoon approached, the wind and rain gradually intensified.
形式ばかりで、実質が伴っていない。
It is all for show and lacks substance.
人口の増加に伴い、食料の需要が増大している。
As the population increases, the demand for food is growing.
彼はいつも大言壮語しているが、実力が伴わない。
He always talks big, but he lacks the ability to back it up.
彼は努力した。然るに結果は伴わなかった。
He made an effort. Nevertheless, the results did not follow.
台風の接近に伴い、住民に避難勧告が出された。
An evacuation advisory was issued to residents due to the approaching typhoon.

Usage Notes

Used when one thing happens alongside another or as a consequence.

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