Japanese

かたりあう
Meaning: to talk together; to converse
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

語
り
合
う

Example sentences

I talked with a friend I hadn't seen in a long time about our future dreams until late at night.
学生時代は、よく友達と朝まで語り合ったものだ。
In my student days, I often talked with my friends until morning.
同年代の友人たちと、昔のテレビ番組について語り合った。
I talked with friends of the same age about old TV shows.
たまには男同士でゆっくり語り合いたい。
Sometimes I want to have a heart-to-heart talk just between us men.
久しぶりに友人と会って、お互いの近況を語り合った。
I met a friend for the first time in a while and we talked about how each of us has been lately.
キャンプ場で友達と焚き火を囲んで語り合った。
We sat around a bonfire with friends at the campsite and talked together.
キャンプ場でたき火を囲んで語り合った。
We sat around the bonfire at the campsite and talked.
彼らは金亀換酒の故事のように、夜通し語り合った。
They talked through the night, much like the story of exchanging a golden tortoise for wine.

Usage Notes

Used when two or more people talk to each other deeply or for a long time.

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