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会う
逢う
遭う
遇う rarely-used kanji form
Readings
あう au
English
Godan verb with 'u' ending Intransitive verb 逢う is often used for close friends, etc. and may be associated with drama or pathos; 遭う may have an undesirable nuance to meet, to encounter, to see Godan verb with 'u' ending Intransitive verb Usually written using kana alone esp. 遭う when in kanji to have an accident, to have a bad experience
Present, Future あう, あいます [does], will [do] あわない, あいません doesn't [do], will not [do] Past あった, あいました [did] あわなかった, あいませんでした didn't [do] Te-form, Continuative あって, あいまして あわないで, あいませんで あわなくて Progressive あっている, あっています [doing], to be [doing] あっていない, あっていません not [doing] Volitional あおう, あいましょう let's [do]!, I/we will [do], I/we intend to [do] あうまい, あいますまい I will not [do], I do not intend to [do] Imperative あえ, あいなさい [do] ! あうな, あいなさるな don't [do] ! Request あってください please [do] あわないでください please don't [do] Provisional あえば if X [does], if X [is ~] あわなければ if X doesn't [do], if X [is not ~] Conditional あったら, あいましたら if X were to [do], when X [does] あわなかったら, あいませんでしたら if X weren't to [do], when X doesn't [do] Potential あえる, あえます be able to [do], can [do] あえない, あえません not be able to [do], can't [do] Passive, Respectful あわれる, あわれます is [done] (by ...), will be [done] (by ...) あわれない, あわれません isn't [done] (by ...), will not be [done] (by ...) Causative あわせる, あわせます makes/will make (someone) [do] あわせない, あわせません doesn't/won't make (someone) [do] Causative passive あわせられる, あわせられます is made/will be made to [do] (by someone) あわせられない, あわせられません isn't made/won't be made to [do] (by someone) ~たい form あいたい want to [do] あいたくない don't want to [do]