帳尻が合う · godan verb (-u)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 帳尻が合う | 帳尻が合わない |
| Polite | 帳尻が合います | 帳尻が合いません |
| Past polite | 帳尻が合いました | 帳尻が合いませんでした |
| Past | 帳尻が合った | 帳尻が合わなかった |
| Te-form | 帳尻が合って | 帳尻が合わないで |
| Desire | 帳尻が合いたい | 帳尻が合いたくない |
| Potential | 帳尻が合える | 帳尻が合えない |
| Passive | 帳尻が合われる | 帳尻が合われない |
| Causative | 帳尻が合わせる | 帳尻が合わせない |
| Causative passive | 帳尻が合わせられるalso 帳尻が合わされる | 帳尻が合わせられないalso 帳尻が合わされない |
| Volitional | 帳尻が合おう | |
| Polite volitional | 帳尻が合いましょう | |
| Imperative | 帳尻が合え | 帳尻が合うな |
| Conditional | 帳尻が合えば | 帳尻が合わなければ |
| Tara conditional | 帳尻が合ったら | 帳尻が合わなかったら |
balance accounts; accounts tally
Financial sense: the books balance, debits and credits match. Used in accounting contexts.
The accounts didn't balance at settlement, so I checked all night.
even out; balance out; come out even
Idiomatic extension: things work out evenly in the end, often despite earlier imbalance. Used for situations, stories, or personal affairs.
We were losing in the first half, but things evened out in the second half.
His stories always seem to balance out in the end.