Japanese

めがあう
Meaning: to make eye contact; to have one's eyes meet
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 目が合う 目が合わない
Polite 目が合います 目が合いません
Past 目が合った 目が合わなかった
Polite + Past 目が合いました 目が合いませんでした
Te-form 目が合って 目が合わなくて
Potential 目が合える 目が合えない
Passive 目が合われる 目が合われない
Causative 目が合わせる 目が合わせない
Causative + Passive 目が合わされる 目が合わされない
Imperative 目が合え 目が合うな

Handwriting

目
が
合
う

Example

I suddenly made eye contact with him in the crowd.

Usage Notes

Used when two people look into each other's eyes simultaneously.

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