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同伴する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	同どう伴はんする	同どう伴はんしない
Polite	同どう伴はんします	同どう伴はんしません
Past polite	同どう伴はんしました	同どう伴はんしませんでした
Past	同どう伴はんした	同どう伴はんしなかった
Te-form	同どう伴はんして	同どう伴はんしないで
Desire	同どう伴はんしたい	同どう伴はんしたくない
Potential	同どう伴はんできる	同どう伴はんできない
Passive	同どう伴はんされる	同どう伴はんされない
Causative	同どう伴はんさせる	同どう伴はんさせない
Causative passive	同どう伴はんさせられる	同どう伴はんさせられない
Volitional	同どう伴はんしよう
Polite volitional	同どう伴はんしましょう
Imperative	同どう伴はんしろ	同どう伴はんするな
Conditional	同どう伴はんすれば	同どう伴はんしなければ
Tara conditional	同どう伴はんしたら	同どう伴はんしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb

accompanying; going with; being accompanied by

Used for accompanying someone or being accompanied, often in formal or social contexts. Can be transitive (to accompany someone) or intransitive (to go together).

パーティーには妻つまを同どう伴はんした。
I took my wife to the party.
未み成せい年ねんの入にゅう場じょうは保ほ護ご者しゃの同どう伴はんが必ひつ要ようです。
Minors must be accompanied by a guardian for admission.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉に同どう伴はんするto accompany someone
秘ひ書しょは社しゃ長ちょうの出しゅっ張ちょうに同どう伴はんした。
The secretary accompanied the president on his business trip.
〈人ひと〉を同どう伴はんするto bring someone along with one
彼かれは妻つまを同どう伴はんしてパーティーに出しゅっ席せきした。
He attended the party accompanied by his wife.
〈人ひと〉同どう伴はんでaccompanied by ~ (set phrase used for entry conditions, etc.)
このイベントは保ほ護ご者しゃ同どう伴はんでお越こしください。
Please come to this event accompanied by a guardian.

Kanji

同same, agree, equal
伴consort, accompany, bring with

Transitive / intransitive

同伴 itself can be used both transitively and intransitively: 彼は子供を同伴した (he brought his child along, transitive) and 彼は子供と同伴した (he went along together with his child, intransitive).

Related words

同どう行こう
同行 is a more neutral, general word for going along together (e.g. on a trip or errand), while 同伴 stresses formally accompanying or being responsible for someone, often in social settings.
随ずい行こう
随行 is used for formally accompanying a superior, dignitary, or important figure as staff, whereas 同伴 is broader and can apply to any social companion.
付つき添そい
付き添い implies caring for or looking after someone (e.g. a patient or child) while accompanying them, whereas 同伴 simply means going or being together without that caretaking nuance.

Don't confuse with

伴ばん奏そう
伴奏 shares the kanji 伴 with 同伴 but means musical accompaniment (playing along with a singer or instrument), not accompanying a person in daily life.
同どう席せき
同席 describes being present in the same place at the same time, while 同伴 specifically means accompanying someone, often implying travel or movement together.

Word family

同どう伴はん者しゃ
companion; person accompanying someone · fellow traveler; sympathizer
同どう伴はん出しゅっ勤きん
coming to work accompanied by a customer (of a bar hostess)

Etymology

Compound of 同 (same, together) and 伴 (accompany). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji composition directly reflects the meaning of accompanying or going together.