Japanese

かい

むかいあう
Meaning: to face each other; to be opposite
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

向
か
い
合
う

Example sentences

They sat facing each other across the table.
平行四辺形の向かい合う対辺は等しい。
The opposite sides of a parallelogram are equal.

Usage Notes

Used when people or things are positioned so that their fronts are facing one another.

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