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知り合う · godan verb (-u)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 知り合う | 知り合わない |
| Polite | 知り合います | 知り合いません |
| Past polite | 知り合いました | 知り合いませんでした |
| Past | 知り合った | 知り合わなかった |
| Te-form | 知り合って | 知り合わないで |
| Desire | 知り合いたい | 知り合いたくない |
| Potential | 知り合える | 知り合えない |
| Passive | 知り合われる | 知り合われない |
| Causative | 知り合わせる | 知り合わせない |
| Causative passive | 知り合わせられるalso 知り合わされる | 知り合わせられないalso 知り合わされない |
| Volitional | 知り合おう | |
| Polite volitional | 知り合いましょう | |
| Imperative | 知り合え | 知り合うな |
| Conditional | 知り合えば | 知り合わなければ |
| Tara conditional | 知り合ったら | 知り合わなかったら |
Meanings
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godan verb (-u), intransitive verb
get to know each other; become acquainted
Describes the process of two or more people meeting and forming an acquaintance. Often used in the past tense to mean 'we met and got to know each other'.
We got to know each other at university.
I became acquainted with him through work.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉と知り合うto get to know / become acquainted with someone
I got to know him at a party last year.
- 〈場所〉で知り合うto meet and become acquainted at a place
I have many friends I got to know at university.