話を合わせる · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 話を合わせる | 話を合わせない |
| Polite | 話を合わせます | 話を合わせません |
| Past polite | 話を合わせました | 話を合わせませんでした |
| Past | 話を合わせた | 話を合わせなかった |
| Te-form | 話を合わせて | 話を合わせないで |
| Desire | 話を合わせたい | 話を合わせたくない |
| Potential | 話を合わせられるalso 話を合わせれる | 話を合わせられないalso 話を合わせれない |
| Passive | 話を合わせられる | 話を合わせられない |
| Causative | 話を合わせさせる | 話を合わせさせない |
| Causative passive | 話を合わせさせられる | 話を合わせさせられない |
| Volitional | 話を合わせよう | |
| Polite volitional | 話を合わせましょう | |
| Imperative | 話を合わせろ | 話を合わせるな |
| Conditional | 話を合わせれば | 話を合わせなければ |
| Tara conditional | 話を合わせたら | 話を合わせなかったら |
play along in conversation; pretend to agree
Used when someone goes along with what another person says, often to avoid conflict or to be polite, without necessarily believing it.
His story was boring, but I played along and laughed.
It's safer to just go along with the boss's opinion.
get one's stories straight; make sure stories match
Used when people coordinate their accounts beforehand so that their stories are consistent, often to avoid contradictions.
Let's get our stories straight before talking to the police.
They had coordinated their stories beforehand, so their testimonies matched.