同伴|どうはんdouhan[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbaccompanying; being accompanied by; going with彼は妻を同伴していた。↗He was accompanied by his wife.
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 同伴する（どうはんする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 同伴します（どうはんします） |
| Negative (nai) | 同伴しない（どうはんしない） |
| polite (masen) | 同伴しません（どうはんしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 同伴せず・同伴せぬ（どうはんせず・どうはんせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 同伴した（どうはんした） |
| polite (mashita) | 同伴しました（どうはんしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 同伴しなかった（どうはんしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 同伴しませんでした（どうはんしませんでした） |
| Te form | 同伴して（どうはんして） |
| Potential | 同伴できる（どうはんできる） |
| Passive | 同伴される（どうはんされる） |
| Causative | 同伴させる（どうはんさせる） |
| Causative passive | 同伴させられる（どうはんさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 同伴すれば（どうはんすれば） |
| tara | 同伴したら（どうはんしたら） |
| Volitional | 同伴しよう（どうはんしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 同伴しましょう（どうはんしましょう） |
| Imperative | 同伴しろ（どうはんしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym同行どうこうNeutralGoing along with someone, as in 「警察に同行する」; stresses travelling the same route together, while 「同伴」 stresses attending with a companion.
- SynonymエスコートNeutralLoanword for escorting or accompanying a lady; carries a gentlemanly flavour.
- Synonym随行ずいこうWrittenWritten word for travelling with an important person as part of their entourage, as in 「首相に随行する」; formal contexts. 「同伴」 is going with a companion.
- Synonym伴うともなうNeutralVerb for taking someone or something along, as in 「危険を伴う」; also covers abstract accompaniment, one thing coming with another.
- SynonymついていくCasualColloquial: to follow behind someone or keep up with them; stresses the following itself.
- Synonym付き添うつきそうNeutralVerb for staying at someone's side to look after them; stresses caring for the person while there.
- Synonym連れ立つつれだつNeutralTo set out in company, as in 「友人と連れ立って」; stresses going off together as a pair or group.
- Synonym随伴ずいはんWrittenWritten word for attending a person of high rank; also for things occurring alongside something else.
- Synonym同道どうどうWrittenWritten and dated word for going along with someone; rarely used today — say 「同行」 in everyday speech.
- Related付き添いつきそいNeutralAttending on someone to look after them, as in 「病人の付き添い」; the focus is on caring for the person, not just going along.
- Relatedお供おともNeutralHumble way of saying you accompany someone, as in 「お供します」; not limited to superiors; stresses attending on the person.
- Relatedご一緒ごいっしょFormalPolite honorific for going together with someone, as in 「ご一緒します」; a courteous way to offer to accompany.
- Related相伴しょうばんNeutralSharing in a banquet's hospitality with the guest of honour, as in 「お相伴にあずかる」; no sense of travelling together — close to 「同伴」 only in attending.
- Antonym単独たんどくNeutralAntonym: alone, solo; the opposite of 「同伴」, which implies having a companion along.
- AntonymひとりNeutralAntonym: one person, by oneself; contrasts with 「同伴」, which means going with company.
Use 「同伴」 for going somewhere or attending with a companion, as in 「保護者同伴」 and 「夫人同伴」. For simply going along with someone, say 「同行」; for attending on someone to care for them, 「付き添い」; for travelling with an important person, 「随行」. The opposite is 「単独」.
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