Godan verb (う)
付き合うつきあう
tsukiau付き合う (つきあう, tsukiau) — to associate with — is a godan verb ending in う: 付き合って (te-form), 付き合った (past), 付き合わない (negative), 付き合います (polite).
It also means to keep company with; to go out with.
How 付き合う conjugates · godan う-verb
Only the last kana changes: う becomes わ, い, え or お.
Which one depends on the ending. The five are one line of the hiragana chart — same consonant, vowels あ・い・う・え・お — and everything before that kana never changes.
わ付き合わないnegative
い付き合いますpolite present
う付き合うdictionary form
え付き合えるpotential付き合えばif
お付き合おうvolitional
The て and た forms · う → って, った
っ付き合ってte-form付き合ったpast
The て and た forms are the only two that don't follow this pattern. Every う-, つ- and る-verb has the same って there.
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PLAIN
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present | 付き合う つきあう tsukiau | |
| past I went out with someone. | 付き合った つきあった tsukiatta | |
| negative I don't go out with anyone. | 付き合わない つきあわない tsukiawanai | |
| te-form I go out with someone and … | 付き合って つきあって tsukiatte | |
| past negative I didn't go out with someone. | 付き合わなかった つきあわなかった tsukiawanakatta | |
| volitional Let's go out together! | 付き合おう つきあおう tsukiaou | |
| potential I can keep someone company. | 付き合える つきあえる tsukiaeru | |
| cond. ば If I were to go out with someone, ... | 付き合えば つきあえば tsukiaeba | |
| cond. たら If I go out with someone, ... | 付き合ったら つきあったら tsukiattara | |
| passive | 付き合われる つきあわれる tsukiawareru | |
| causative | 付き合わせる つきあわせる tsukiawaseru | |
| imperative N1 Keep me company! | 付き合え つきあえ tsukiae |
POLITE
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present | 付き合います つきあいます tsukiaimasu | |
| past I went out with someone. | 付き合いました つきあいました tsukiaimashita | |
| negative I don't go out with anyone. | 付き合いません つきあいません tsukiaimasen | |
| past negative I didn't go out with someone. | 付き合いませんでした つきあいませんでした tsukiaimasendeshita | |
| volitional Let's go out together! | 付き合いましょう つきあいましょう tsukiaimashou |
ASPECT
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| ている I'm going out with someone. | 付き合っている つきあっている tsukiatteiru | |
| ていた I was going out with someone. | 付き合っていた つきあっていた tsukiatteita | |
| ています I'm going out with someone. | 付き合っています つきあっています tsukiatteimasu | |
| ていました I was going out with someone. | 付き合っていました つきあっていました tsukiatteimashita |