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問い合わせる · ichidan verb

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	問とい合あわせる	問とい合あわせない
Polite	問とい合あわせます	問とい合あわせません
Past polite	問とい合あわせました	問とい合あわせませんでした
Past	問とい合あわせた	問とい合あわせなかった
Te-form	問とい合あわせて	問とい合あわせないで
Desire	問とい合あわせたい	問とい合あわせたくない
Potential	問とい合あわせられるalso 問とい合あわせれる	問とい合あわせられないalso 問とい合あわせれない
Passive	問とい合あわせられる	問とい合あわせられない
Causative	問とい合あわせさせる	問とい合あわせさせない
Causative passive	問とい合あわせさせられる	問とい合あわせさせられない
Volitional	問とい合あわせよう
Polite volitional	問とい合あわせましょう
Imperative	問とい合あわせろ	問とい合あわせるな
Conditional	問とい合あわせれば	問とい合あわせなければ
Tara conditional	問とい合あわせたら	問とい合あわせなかったら

Meanings

ichidan verb, transitive verb

inquire; enquire; ask for information

Polite and formal verb for seeking information, often used in business or official contexts. Can be used for both personal and professional inquiries.

詳しょう細さいについては、担たん当とう者しゃにお問とい合あわせください。
For details, please inquire with the person in charge.
彼かれは新あたらしいプロジェクトについて問とい合あわせた。
He inquired about the new project.

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Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉に問とい合あわせるto make an inquiry to a place (office, company, etc.)
詳くわしいことは市し役やく所しょに問とい合あわせてください。
Please inquire at the city office for details.
〈人ひと〉に〈事こと〉について問とい合あわせるto inquire with someone about a matter
担たん当とう者しゃに納のう期きについて問とい合あわせた。
I inquired with the person in charge about the delivery date.
電でん話わで問とい合あわせるto inquire by phone
在ざい庫こがあるか電でん話わで問とい合あわせてみた。
I called to inquire whether they had it in stock.
メールで問とい合あわせるto inquire by email
予よ約やくの変へん更こうについてメールで問とい合あわせた。
I sent an email to inquire about changing my reservation.

Kanji

問question, ask, problem
合fit, suit, join

Related words

聞きくN5
聞く is the everyday, casual word for asking or listening, while 問い合わせる is formal and used for official or business inquiries.
尋たずねるN4
尋ねる is a general, slightly formal word for asking something (directions, personal questions), whereas 問い合わせる specifically implies a systematic inquiry to an organization.
照しょう会かいN1
照会する is an even more bureaucratic term for checking/inquiring (often used for verifying records), while 問い合わせる is the more common word for asking for information.
打だ診しん
問い合わせる is a direct inquiry, while 打診 is a cautious, indirect sounding out.

Don't confuse with

問とい詰つめる
問い詰める looks similar to 問い合わせる but means to press or grill someone with accusatory questions, not to politely request information.
問とい掛かけるN2
問い合わせる means to make a formal inquiry (e.g. to a company), while 問いかける means to pose a question directly to a person, often more personal or rhetorical.

Word family· 8

問とい合あわせN3
inquiry; query; enquiry
お問とい合あわせ
inquiry; enquiry
問とい合あわせ先さき
contact information; inquiry point · reference; person to ask
問とい合あわせ状じょう
letter of inquiry; written enquiry
問とい合あわせ番ばん号ごう
reference number; order number; tracking number

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問とい合あわせ窓まど口ぐち
inquiry desk; information counter
問とい合あわせ言げん語ご
query language
問とい合あわせフォーム
contact form; inquiry form

Built from

問とう+合あわせる

Written forms

問とい合あわせるUsage99%
Standard kanji spelling with okurigana; the most common written form.
問合といあわせるUsage1%
Variant using 合せる instead of 合わせる.
問とい合あわせるUsage<1%
Variant with 問い and 合せる.
問とい合あわせる
Less common variant without the first okurigana い.

Etymology

Compound of 問い (とい, 'question') + 合わせる (あわせる, 'to combine, to match'). Literally 'to bring questions together', i.e., to direct an inquiry to someone.