付き合う|つきあうtsukiau[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Definitions
- godan verb, intransitive verbto associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go steady with; to get on with佐知子さんと付き合っているの？↗Are you going out with Sachiko?
- godan verb, intransitive verbto go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone; to compromise
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 付き合う（つきあう） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 付き合います（つきあいます） |
| Negative (nai) | 付き合わない（つきあわない） |
| polite (masen) | 付き合いません（つきあいません） |
| classical zu / nu | 付き合わず・付き合わぬ（つきあわず・つきあわぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 付き合った（つきあった） |
| polite (mashita) | 付き合いました（つきあいました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 付き合わなかった（つきあわなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 付き合いませんでした（つきあいませんでした） |
| Te form | 付き合って（つきあって） |
| Potential | 付き合える（つきあえる） |
| Passive | 付き合われる（つきあわれる） |
| Causative | 付き合わせる（つきあわせる） |
| Causative passive | 付き合わせられる・付き合わされる（つきあわせられる・つきあわされる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 付き合えば（つきあえば） |
| tara | 付き合ったら（つきあったら） |
| Volitional | 付き合おう（つきあおう） |
| polite (mashou) | 付き合いましょう（つきあいましょう） |
| Imperative | 付き合え（つきあえ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym交際するWrittenFormal, written-style verb for associating with people or dating someone; 「付き合う」 is the more colloquial everyday choice and can also mean keeping someone company.
- Related交際こうさいWrittenWritten-style noun for socializing and association, also romantic relationships, as in 「交際相手」; 「付き合う」 is more colloquial.
- Related行き来ゆききNeutralRefers to mutual visiting and keeping in touch, and also to street traffic; 「付き合う」 centers on the relationship itself.
- Antonym離れるはなれるNeutralAntonym in terms of closeness: to part from someone or grow distant from them.
- Antonym無視するNeutralAntonym in terms of whether you engage with someone: to ignore them or pay them no attention.
Default to 「付き合う」 for socializing, dating, or keeping someone company; it is the everyday, conversational choice. In formal or written prose use 「交際する」/「交際」; 「行き来」 is for mutual visits and street traffic. Antonyms: 「無視する」 (ignore), 「離れる」 (drift apart).
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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