出くわす
でくわす
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
Meanings
Godan verb (-su), Intransitive
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
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| Present | 出くわすでくわす | 出くわしますでくわします |
| Negative | 出くわさないでくわさない | 出くわしませんでくわしません |
| Past | 出くわしたでくわした | 出くわしましたでくわしました |
| Past negative | 出くわさなかったでくわさなかった | 出くわしませんでしたでくわしませんでした |
| Te-form | 出くわしてでくわして |
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| Potential | 出くわせるでくわせる |
| Passive | 出くわされるでくわされる |
| Causative | 出くわさせるでくわさせる |
| Volitional | 出くわそうでくわそう |
| Imperative | 出くわせでくわせ |
| Conditional (ば) | 出くわせばでくわせば |
| Conditional (たら) | 出くわしたらでくわしたら |
Example sentences
旧友に出くわした。
I ran into an old friend.
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I've met him several times.
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I bumped into him at the station.
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I came across him in that store.
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I met her by accident.
More examples (10)
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He encountered a friend on the road.
トムと出くわしたくないな。
I don't want to run into Tom.
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I met a dog on my way home.
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I ran into her in the street.
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I met her in the store by accident.
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Tomorrow we will encounter the enemy.
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Who do you think I ran into today?
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I ran into Mr Lynch on the bus.
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We ran into each other at the airport.
あちこちでトラブルに出くわしたんだ。
We found trouble everywhere.