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付き合う
付き合う
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 付 | 合 |
|
つ Grade: 4 |
あ Grade: 2 |
| kun'yomi | |
Verb
付き合う (intransitive, godan conjugation, hiragana つきあう, romaji tsukiau)
- to go out with, to be dating
- あの子って誰かと付き合ってる？
- Ano ko tte dareka to tsukiatteru?
- Is that kid going out with anybody?
- あの子って誰かと付き合ってる？
- to keep company with, to get along with
Conjugation
Conjugation of "付き合う" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Stem forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Imperfective (未然形) | 付き合わ | つきあわ | tsukiawa |
| Continuative (連用形) | 付き合い | つきあい | tsukiai |
| Terminal (終止形) | 付き合う | つきあう | tsukiau |
| Attributive (連体形) | 付き合う | つきあう | tsukiau |
| Hypothetical (仮定形) | 付き合え | つきあえ | tsukiae |
| Imperative (命令形) | 付き合え | つきあえ | tsukiae |
| Key constructions | |||
| Passive | 付き合われる | つきあわれる | tsukiawareru |
| Causative | 付き合わせる 付き合わす |
つきあわせる つきあわす |
tsukiawaseru tsukiawasu |
| Potential | 付き合える | つきあえる | tsukiaeru |
| Volitional | 付き合おう | つきあおう | tsukiaō |
| Negative | 付き合わない | つきあわない | tsukiawanai |
| Negative continuative | 付き合わず | つきあわず | tsukiawazu |
| Formal | 付き合います | つきあいます | tsukiaimasu |
| Perfective | 付き合った | つきあった | tsukiatta |
| Conjunctive | 付き合って | つきあって | tsukiatte |
| Hypothetical conditional | 付き合えば | つきあえば | tsukiaeba |
Alternative forms
- つき合う: Less common form
- 付合う: Least common form
Derived terms
- 付き合い (tsukiai, “association, socializing, fellowship”)
- お付き合い (otsukiai, “association, socializing, fellowship”)
- 顔を付き合わせる (kao o tsukiawaseru, “meet face to face”)
Related terms
- 付合 (tsukeai, “linking poems”) (obsolete)
- 付け合わせ (tsukeawase), 付合せ (tsukeawase, “vegetable relish with meat, garnish”):
- 付け合わせる (tsukeawaseru, “add to”)