会う

あうau

meet

Godan verb, group 1, ending -u.

Conjugated like 言う, 思う, 使う, もらう, 違う, 笑う

Newbie

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会いますあいますaimasu
    2. negative会いませんあいませんaimasen

  2. Polite past · -mashita

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

    1. affirmative会いましたあいましたaimashita
    2. negative会いませんでしたあいませんでしたaimasen deshita

  3. Te-form

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

    1. 会ってあってatte
    2. request会ってくださいあってくださいatte kudasai

  4. Let’s · -mashō

    To suggest doing something together: let’s…

    1. 会いましょうあいましょうaimashō

  5. Wanting to · -tai

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

    1. affirmative会いたいあいたいaitai
    2. negative会いたくないあいたくないaitakunai
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会うあうau
    2. negative会わないあわないawanai

  2. Plain past · -ta

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

    1. affirmative会ったあったatta
    2. negative会わなかったあわなかったawanakatta

  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会っているあっているatte iru
    2. polite会っていますあっていますatte imasu

  4. Potential

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

    1. plain会えるあえるaeru
    2. polite会えますあえますaemasu

  5. If, when · -tara

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

    1. 会ったらあったらattara

  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会われるあわれるawareru
    2. polite会われますあわれますawaremasu
IntermediateIntentions, orders, conditions, making someone do something, and the verbs of respect and modesty.Volitional · -ō, -yō · Command · Condition · -ba · Causative · Causative passive · Respect and modestyAlso show the Intermediate forms (6)

  1. Volitional · -ō, -yō

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

    1. 会おうあおうaō

  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会えあえae
    2. ban会うなあうなau 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会えばあえばaeba
    2. negative会わなければあわなければawanakereba

  4. Causative

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

    1. plain会わせるあわせるawaseru
    2. polite会わせますあわせますawasemasu

  5. Causative passive

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

    1. plain会わせられるあわせられるawaserareru
    2. polite会わせられますあわせられますawaseraremasu

  6. Respect and modesty

    The verbs that replace this one: respect for what others do, modesty for what you do yourself.

    1. modestyお目にかかりますおめにかかりますo-me ni kakarimasu