出会う
であう
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter
JLPT N3 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-u), Intransitive
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon- to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.)
- to emerge and engage (an enemy)
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 出会うであう | 出会いますであいます |
| Negative | 出会わないであわない | 出会いませんであいません |
| Past | 出会ったであった | 出会いましたであいました |
| Past negative | 出会わなかったであわなかった | 出会いませんでしたであいませんでした |
| Te-form | 出会ってであって |
|---|---|
| Potential | 出会えるであえる |
| Passive | 出会われるであわれる |
| Causative | 出会わせるであわせる |
| Volitional | 出会おうであおう |
| Imperative | 出会えであえ |
| Conditional (ば) | 出会えばであえば |
| Conditional (たら) | 出会ったらであったら |
Example sentences
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I bump into her.
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We ran into each other at the station.
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I met my teacher on the way.
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I met him by chance.
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They met in high school.
More examples (10)
どうやって出会ったの?
How did you meet?
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I saw a friend of mine yesterday.
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I came upon a friend of mine.
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The people whom I meet are kind.
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I ran into an old friend at the station.
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He met a nice young man.
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I ran across an old friend in the street.
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Are you meeting someone here?
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I met him when I was a student.
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I met her last winter.