寄り添う · godan verb (-u)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 寄り添う | 寄り添わない |
| Polite | 寄り添います | 寄り添いません |
| Past polite | 寄り添いました | 寄り添いませんでした |
| Past | 寄り添った | 寄り添わなかった |
| Te-form | 寄り添って | 寄り添わないで |
| Desire | 寄り添いたい | 寄り添いたくない |
| Potential | 寄り添える | 寄り添えない |
| Passive | 寄り添われる | 寄り添われない |
| Causative | 寄り添わせる | 寄り添わせない |
| Causative passive | 寄り添わせられるalso 寄り添わされる | 寄り添わせられないalso 寄り添わされない |
| Volitional | 寄り添おう | |
| Polite volitional | 寄り添いましょう | |
| Imperative | 寄り添え | 寄り添うな |
| Conditional | 寄り添えば | 寄り添わなければ |
| Tara conditional | 寄り添ったら | 寄り添わなかったら |
godan verb (-u), intransitive verb
get close; snuggle up; nestle close
Describes physically or emotionally drawing near to someone, often for comfort or affection. Commonly used for people, but also for animals or metaphorically for being by someone's side.
On cold nights, my cat snuggles up and sleeps with me.
彼女は悲しんでいる友達にそっと寄り添った。
She gently drew close to her grieving friend.
He stayed close by his grieving friend's side.
The teacher listened while being attentive to the student's feelings.
She gently nestled up close to him.
The two of them walked closely side by side.