すれ違う
すれちがう
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet
Meanings
Godan verb (-u), Intransitive
to pass (by) each other; to brush past- to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet
- to be at odds; to clash; to be in conflict
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | すれ違うすれちがう | すれ違いますすれちがいます |
| Negative | すれ違わないすれちがわない | すれ違いませんすれちがいません |
| Past | すれ違ったすれちがった | すれ違いましたすれちがいました |
| Past negative | すれ違わなかったすれちがわなかった | すれ違いませんでしたすれちがいませんでした |
| Te-form | すれ違ってすれちがって |
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| Potential | すれ違えるすれちがえる |
| Passive | すれ違われるすれちがわれる |
| Causative | すれ違わせるすれちがわせる |
| Volitional | すれ違おうすれちがおう |
| Imperative | すれ違えすれちがえ |
| Conditional (ば) | すれ違えばすれちがえば |
| Conditional (たら) | すれ違ったらすれちがったら |
Example sentences
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I passed a boy in the street.
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We passed each other several times.
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They are talking past each other.
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Yesterday I nearly ran into Robert in Ginza.
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He deliberately ignored me when I passed him in the street.
More examples (5)
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She smiled at me as she passed me in the street.
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Today I passed a person on the street wearing a refreshing fragrance.
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Our car happened to pass theirs by the station.
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Recently we seem to just keep missing each other. I never seem to be able to meet up with him.
「何にやにやしてんの？」「今すれ違ったJKめっちゃかわいかった」
"Why are you grinning like that?" "That female high-school student I just passed by was really cute."