Japanese

つきそう
Meaning: to accompany; to attend on; to nurse
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 付き添う 付き添わない
Polite 付き添います 付き添いません
Past 付き添った 付き添わなかった
Polite + Past 付き添いました 付き添いませんでした
Te-form 付き添って 付き添わなくて
Potential 付き添える 付き添えない
Passive 付き添われる 付き添われない
Causative 付き添わせる 付き添わせない
Causative + Passive 付き添わされる 付き添わされない
Imperative 付き添え 付き添うな

Handwriting

付
き
添
う

Example sentences

She attended her hospitalized mother.
病人に付き添って一晩中起きていた。
I stayed up all night with the sick person.

Usage Notes

To stay by someone's side to take care of them or accompany them for support.

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