Japanese

であう
Meaning: to meet; to encounter
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 出会う 出会わない
Polite 出会います 出会いません
Past 出会った 出会わなかった
Polite + Past 出会いました 出会いませんでした
Te-form 出会って 出会わなくて
Potential 出会える 出会えない
Passive 出会われる 出会われない
Causative 出会わせる 出会わせない
Causative + Passive 出会わされる 出会わされない
Imperative 出会え 出会うな

Handwriting

出
会
う

Example sentences

I happened to meet an old friend while traveling.
彼と出会ったのは運命だったのかもしれない。
It might have been fate that I met him.
ある日、森の中でクマに出会った。
One day, I met a bear in the forest.
ある時、私は森の中で不思議な猫に出会った。
One day, I met a mysterious cat in the forest.
私たちは前世で出会っていたのかもしれない。
Maybe we met in a past life.
山で大きなクマに出会った。
I encountered a large bear in the mountains.
思いがけない場所で、古い友人にひょっこり出会った。
I unexpectedly ran into an old friend in an unexpected place.
駅の改札口で昔の友人にばったり出会った。
I ran into an old friend unexpectedly at the station ticket gate.
険しい山道で、修行中の山伏に出会った。
I met a mountain ascetic in training on a steep mountain path.
山の中で法螺貝を吹く修験者に出会った。
I encountered a shugenja blowing a conch shell in the mountains.

Usage Notes

Often used for accidental or significant encounters with people or events.

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