交わす|かわすkawasu[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- godan verb, transitive verbto exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.)
- godan verb, transitive verbto intersect; to cross; to interlace
- suffix, godan verb... with one another; ... to each otherafter the -masu stem of a verb
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 交わす（かわす） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 交わします（かわします） |
| Negative (nai) | 交わさない（かわさない） |
| polite (masen) | 交わしません（かわしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 交わさず・交わさぬ（かわさず・かわさぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 交わした（かわした） |
| polite (mashita) | 交わしました（かわしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 交わさなかった（かわさなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 交わしませんでした（かわしませんでした） |
| Te form | 交わして（かわして） |
| Potential | 交わせる（かわせる） |
| Passive | 交わされる（かわされる） |
| Causative | 交わさせる（かわさせる） |
| Causative passive | 交わさせられる（かわさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 交わせば（かわせば） |
| tara | 交わしたら（かわしたら） |
| Volitional | 交わそう（かわそう） |
| polite (mashou) | 交わしましょう（かわしましょう） |
| Imperative | 交わせ（かわせ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym取り交わすとりかわすWrittenWritten register: exchanging documents with each other, as in 「契約を取り交わす」. 「交わす」 is broader in scope.
- Synonym交換こうかんNeutralA noun (also suru) for exchanging goods or information. 「交わす」 is a verb stressing the mutual act of exchange.
- SynonymやりとりNeutralCovers back-and-forth exchanges and social give-and-take, including dialogue. 「交わす」 stresses the act of exchanging.
- Synonym交えるまじえるNeutralMeans to mix or blend in; also to exchange words or fire, as in 「言葉を交える」. Close in use to 「交わす」.
- Synonym差し交わすさしかわすWrittenWritten register: things such as branches crossing one another. 「交わす」 stresses mutual exchange.
- Related取り替えるとりかえるNeutralFor replacing or swapping one thing for another. 「交わす」 centers on two parties exchanging greetings, glances, or contracts with each other.
- Related引き換えるひきかえるNeutralMeans to exchange or redeem things, as in 「引換券」. 「交わす」 stresses mutual give-and-take between people.
- Related替えるかえるNeutralFor replacing or changing something. 「交わす」 centers on mutual exchange between two parties.
- Related互換ごかんWrittenWritten, technical term for interchangeability or compatibility. 「交わす」 centers on human exchange.
- RelatedチェンジNeutralA loanword for changing or switching, e.g. changing sides in a game. 「交わす」 stresses exchange between people.
- Related取り替えっことりかえっこCasualColloquial: playfully swapping things, with a childish nuance. 「交わす」 is more formal.
- Antonym離すはなすNeutralAntonym: to separate or part things, the opposite of the interweaving 「交わす」.
- AntonymとくNeutralAntonym: to untie or undo what is fastened, opposite of the interlacing 「交わす」.
Use 「交わす」 for two parties exchanging greetings, glances, words, or contracts, as in 「言葉を交わす」 and 「杯を交わす」. For exchanging objects, use 「交換」; for back-and-forth exchanges, 「やり取り」; for exchanging documents, 「取り交わす」; to separate, 「離す」.
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