遭う

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
遭
Grade: S

Pronunciation

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

Verb

遭(あ)う • (au) intransitive godan (stem 遭(あ)い (ai), past 遭(あ)った (atta))

  1. Alternative form of 会う
    事故(じこ)に遭(あ)う
    jiko ni au
    To be involved in (meet) an accident

Usage notes

  • This form carries a negative nuance.

Conjugation

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