すれ違う

すれちがうsurechigau

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Godan verb, group 1, ending -u.

Conjugated like 言う, 思う, 使う, からかう, 寄り添う, 縫う

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The polite forms to talk about now, the future, and the past, and the te-form of requests.

  1. Polite present · -masu

    What you do, usually or soon, said politely. Japanese has one form for the present and the future.

    1. affirmativeすれ違いますすれちがいますsurechigaimasu
    2. negativeすれ違いませんすれちがいませんsurechigaimasen

  2. Polite past · -mashita

    What you did, or did not do, said politely.

    1. affirmativeすれ違いましたすれちがいましたsurechigaimashita
    2. negativeすれ違いませんでしたすれちがいませんでしたsurechigaimasen deshita

  3. Te-form

    Links actions (and then…), and with ください asks politely.

    1. すれ違ってすれちがってsurechigatte
    2. requestすれ違ってくださいすれちがってくださいsurechigatte kudasai

  4. Let’s · -mashō

    To suggest doing something together: let’s…

    1. すれ違いましょうすれちがいましょうsurechigaimashō

  5. Wanting to · -tai

    What you want to do. Add です to be polite.

    1. affirmativeすれ違いたいすれちがいたいsurechigaitai
    2. negativeすれ違いたくないすれちがいたくないsurechigaitakunai
BeginnerThe plain forms of everyday speech, what is going on, what you can do, conditions, and the passive.Plain present · dictionary form · Plain past · -ta · Ongoing · -te iru · Potential · If, when · -tara · PassiveAlso show the Beginner forms (6)

  1. Plain present · dictionary form

    Between friends and family, and before a noun or many phrases. It also says the future.

    1. affirmativeすれ違うすれちがうsurechigau
    2. negativeすれ違わないすれちがわないsurechigawanai

  2. Plain past · -ta

    The past between friends and family, and before a noun.

    1. affirmativeすれ違ったすれちがったsurechigatta
    2. negativeすれ違わなかったすれちがわなかったsurechigawanakatta

  3. Ongoing · -te iru

    What is going on now, a habit, or a state that lasts: 結婚している, to be married.

    1. plainすれ違っているすれちがっているsurechigatte iru
    2. politeすれ違っていますすれちがっていますsurechigatte imasu

  4. Potential

    What you can do. Its object often takes が: 日本語が話せる.

    1. plainすれ違えるすれちがえるsurechigaeru
    2. politeすれ違えますすれちがえますsurechigaemasu

  5. If, when · -tara

    If or once something happens, and what you found when it did.

    1. すれ違ったらすれちがったらsurechigattara

  6. Passive

    What is done to someone, often to their regret: に marks who does it. It is also a respectful way to speak of others.

    1. plainすれ違われるすれちがわれるsurechigawareru
    2. politeすれ違われますすれちがわれますsurechigawaremasu
IntermediateIntentions, orders, conditions, making someone do something, and the verbs of respect and modesty.Volitional · -ō, -yō · Command · Condition · -ba · Causative · Causative passiveAlso show the Intermediate forms (5)

  1. Volitional · -ō, -yō

    Let’s, between friends; with と思う, what you intend to do.

    1. すれ違おうすれちがおうsurechigaō

  2. Command

    A blunt order or ban (〜な), heard in sports, on signs, and between men. Politely, say 〜てください.

    1. orderすれ違えすれちがえsurechigae
    2. banすれ違うなすれちがうなsurechigau na

  3. Condition · -ba

    If…: the condition for what follows. In the negative, it also says what you must do: 〜なければならない.

    1. affirmativeすれ違えばすれちがえばsurechigaeba
    2. negativeすれ違わなければすれちがわなければsurechigawanakereba

  4. Causative

    Making or letting someone do something: に or を marks who does it.

    1. plainすれ違わせるすれちがわせるsurechigawaseru
    2. politeすれ違わせますすれちがわせますsurechigawasemasu

  5. Causative passive

    Being made to do something you did not want to. In speech, godan verbs often shorten -aserareru to -asareru.

    1. plainすれ違わせられるすれちがわせられるsurechigawaserareru
    2. politeすれ違わせられますすれちがわせられますsurechigawaseraremasu