噛み合う · godan verb (-u)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 噛み合う | 噛み合わない |
| Polite | 噛み合います | 噛み合いません |
| Past polite | 噛み合いました | 噛み合いませんでした |
| Past | 噛み合った | 噛み合わなかった |
| Te-form | 噛み合って | 噛み合わないで |
| Desire | 噛み合いたい | 噛み合いたくない |
| Potential | 噛み合える | 噛み合えない |
| Passive | 噛み合われる | 噛み合われない |
| Causative | 噛み合わせる | 噛み合わせない |
| Causative passive | 噛み合わせられるalso 噛み合わされる | 噛み合わせられないalso 噛み合わされない |
| Volitional | 噛み合おう | |
| Polite volitional | 噛み合いましょう | |
| Imperative | 噛み合え | 噛み合うな |
| Conditional | 噛み合えば | 噛み合わなければ |
| Tara conditional | 噛み合ったら | 噛み合わなかったら |
godan verb (-u), intransitive verb
Used for gears, cogs, and mechanical parts fitting together. Also used for teeth meeting in occlusion.
These gears aren't meshing properly.
The upper and lower teeth meet properly.
godan verb (-u), intransitive verb
bite each other
Describes animals or people biting one another. Less common than the mechanical sense.
The dogs are biting each other.
godan verb (-u), intransitive verb
get along; be on the same wavelength; mesh
Figurative use, usually in the negative form 噛み合わない, meaning opinions, personalities, or conversations don't match or are out of sync.
I can't get on the same wavelength with that person.
The discussion didn't mesh, and time just passed.
The two people's conversation didn't mesh, so the meeting dragged on.
The gears of the old machine stopped meshing properly.
The two dogs started fighting, biting at each other.
Our opinions rarely see eye to eye.
The upper and lower teeth meet properly.
Kana spelling; used when the kanji is avoided or for clarity.
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