会う expresses meeting people. The examples use polite everyday Japanese.
The idea
会う is a godan verb. 会います is polite non-past, 会いません negative, 会いました past and 会って the て-form. に marks the person met; と can mark a mutual meeting. In these uses the verb is intransitive.
| Dictionary form | Polite non-past | Polite negative | Polite past | て-form | Plain negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 会う | 会います | 会いません | 会いました | 会って | 会わない |
Examples
- 明日、駅で友だちに会います。Tomorrow I will meet a friend at the station.
- 日曜日に先生と会います。I will meet my teacher on Sunday.
- 昨日、母に会いました。Yesterday I met my mother.
- 今日は誰にも会いません。I will not meet anyone today.
- 昼に公園で会いましょう。Let’s meet in the park at noon.
- 友だちに会って、話します。I will meet a friend and talk.
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Watch out
The godan て-form is 会って, not 会いて; 会う is not the same as 見る, “see”.
Try it yourself
Choose the particle in brackets. 友だち＿会います。（に／を）
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に
に is correct. に marks the person met; と can mark a mutual meeting.
Complete the ending to make the verb’s て-form. 友だちに会＿、話します。（会う→て）
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って
って completes 会って. 会って is the て-form of 会う; it joins actions or precedes ください in a request.
Complete the ending to make the polite past. 昨日、母に会＿。（会う→ました）
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いました
いました completes 会いました. 会いました is the polite past of 会う; 昨日 places the event yesterday.
Practice round
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Choose the particle in brackets. 友だち＿会います。（に／を）
Complete the ending to make the verb’s て-form. 友だちに会＿、話します。（会う→て）
Complete the ending to make the polite past. 昨日、母に会＿。（会う→ました）
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Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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