会う

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Japanese

See also: 合う

Etymology

Kanji in this term
会
あ
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
會う (kyūjitai)
逢う
遭う
遇う (rare)

Uncertain. Inherited from Old Japanese, from Proto-Japonic *apu. Theories of earliest origin include:

Various forms of あう (合, 会, 逢, 遭; “join; be together; meet”) are attested from the Middle Ages (c. 1185-1573). Compare 合(あ)う (au).

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「会う」
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形) 		会う あう
Imperative (命令形) 会え あえ
Key constructions
Passive 会われる あわれる
Causative 会わせる あわせる
Potential 会える あえる
Volitional 会おう あおー
Negative 会わない あわない
Negative perfective 会わなかった あわなかった
Formal 会います あいます
Perfective 会った あった
Conjunctive 会って あって
Hypothetical conditional 会えば あえば

Verb

会(あ)う • (au) ←あふ (afu)?intransitive godan (stem 会(あ)い (ai), past 会(あ)った (atta))

  1. to meet with, see, meet again or for the first time
    会(あ)いたい ― aitai ― I miss you (literally, “I want to meet up ”)
    会(あ)いたかったんだ ― aitakatta n da ― I wanted to see ; I'd missed you
    友(とも)達(だち)に会(あ)えなくなる
    tomodachi ni aenakunaru
    to become unable to see one's friends
  2. to come across, meet by accident, bump into
    Synonym: 出会う (deau)
  3. to gather, to come together
  4. to receive guests etc.

Conjugation

Conjugation of "会う" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 会わ あわ awa
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 会い あい ai
Shūshikei ("terminal") 会う あう au
Rentaikei ("attributive") 会う あう au
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 会え あえ ae
Meireikei ("imperative") 会え あえ ae
Key constructions
Passive 会われる あわれる awareru
Causative 会わせる
会わす 		あわせる
あわす 		awaseru
awasu
Potential 会える あえる aeru
Volitional 会おう あおう aō
Negative 会わない あわない awanai
Negative continuative 会わず あわず awazu
Formal 会います あいます aimasu
Perfective 会った あった atta
Conjunctive 会って あって atte
Hypothetical conditional 会えば あえば aeba
Classical conjugation of "会ふ" (ハ行四段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) 会は あは afa
Continuative (連用形) 会ひ あひ afi
Terminal (終止形) 会ふ あふ afu
Attributive (連体形) 会ふ あふ afu
Realis (已然形) 会へ あへ afe
Imperative (命令形) 会へ あへ afe
Key constructions
Negative 会はず あはず afazu
Contrasting conjunction 会へど あへど afedo
Causal conjunction 会へば あへば afeba
Conditional conjunction 会はば あはば afaba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) 会ひき あひき afiki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) 会ひけり あひけり afikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action) 会ひつ あひつ afitu
Perfect tense (natural event) 会ひぬ あひぬ afinu
Perfect-continuative tense 会へり
会ひたり		 あへり
あひたり		 aferi
afitari
Volitional 会はむ あはむ afamu

Synonyms

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 “あ・う［あふ］ 【合・会・逢・遭】Paid subscription required”, in 日本国語大辞典 ‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  4. ^ Nakai, Yukihiko, editor (2002), 京阪系アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Bensei, →ISBN
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