手を合わせる · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 手を合わせる | 手を合わせない |
| Polite | 手を合わせます | 手を合わせません |
| Past polite | 手を合わせました | 手を合わせませんでした |
| Past | 手を合わせた | 手を合わせなかった |
| Te-form | 手を合わせて | 手を合わせないで |
| Desire | 手を合わせたい | 手を合わせたくない |
| Potential | 手を合わせられるalso 手を合わせれる | 手を合わせられないalso 手を合わせれない |
| Passive | 手を合わせられる | 手を合わせられない |
| Causative | 手を合わせさせる | 手を合わせさせない |
| Causative passive | 手を合わせさせられる | 手を合わせさせられない |
| Volitional | 手を合わせよう | |
| Polite volitional | 手を合わせましょう | |
| Imperative | 手を合わせろ | 手を合わせるな |
| Conditional | 手を合わせれば | 手を合わせなければ |
| Tara conditional | 手を合わせたら | 手を合わせなかったら |
put one's palms together; pray; clasp hands
Used when pressing the palms together in prayer, before a meal, or when asking for something. Also used literally for placing hands together.
I put my hands together at the shrine and made a wish.
Before meals, we put our hands together and say 'itadakimasu'.
compete against; play against; face off
Idiomatic use meaning to compete or play against someone, often in sports or games. The image is of two opponents facing each other with hands ready.
We ended up facing a strong team in the finals.
I've played against him many times in tennis.