擦れ違う
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 擦 | 違 |
| す Grade: S |
ちが Grade: S |
| kun'yomi | |
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| すれ違う 擦違う |
Pronunciation
- Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「すれ違う」
| Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary | |||
| Stem forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Terminal (終止形) Attributive (連体形) |
すれ違う | すれちがう | |
| Imperative (命令形) | すれ違え | すれちがえ | |
| Key constructions | |||
| Passive | すれ違われる | すれちがわれる | |
| Causative | すれ違わせる | すれちがわせる | |
| Potential | すれ違える | すれちがえる | |
| Volitional | すれ違おう | すれちがおー | |
| Negative | すれ違わない | すれちがわない | |
| Negative perfective | すれ違わなかった | すれちがわなかった | |
| Formal | すれ違います | すれちがいます | |
| Perfective | すれ違った | すれちがった | |
| Conjunctive | すれ違って | すれちがって | |
| Hypothetical conditional | すれ違えば | すれちがえば | |
Verb
擦れ違う • (surechigau) intransitive godan (stem 擦れ違い (surechigai), past 擦れ違った (surechigatta))
- pass by, move in opposite directions while nearly touching each other
- narrowly miss meeting, narrowly avoid meeting because of a difference in time or place
- disagree
Conjugation
Conjugation of "擦れ違う" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 擦れ違わ | すれちがわ | surechigawa |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 擦れ違い | すれちがい | surechigai |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | 擦れ違う | すれちがう | surechigau |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | 擦れ違う | すれちがう | surechigau |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 擦れ違え | すれちがえ | surechigae |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | 擦れ違え | すれちがえ | surechigae |
| Key constructions | |||
| Passive | 擦れ違われる | すれちがわれる | surechigawareru |
| Causative | 擦れ違わせる 擦れ違わす |
すれちがわせる すれちがわす |
surechigawaseru surechigawasu |
| Potential | 擦れ違える | すれちがえる | surechigaeru |
| Volitional | 擦れ違おう | すれちがおう | surechigaō |
| Negative | 擦れ違わない | すれちがわない | surechigawanai |
| Negative continuative | 擦れ違わず | すれちがわず | surechigawazu |
| Formal | 擦れ違います | すれちがいます | surechigaimasu |
| Perfective | 擦れ違った | すれちがった | surechigatta |
| Conjunctive | 擦れ違って | すれちがって | surechigatte |
| Hypothetical conditional | 擦れ違えば | すれちがえば | surechigaeba |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 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
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 “擦れ違う
”, 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
