立ち合う・立合う|たちあうtachiau[0]heiban (flat)

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立ち合う立ち合う is the more common written form for describing being matched against someone in a sports contest. It is the form beginners should normally choose.
立合う立合う is a less common written variant of the same word. It can appear in writing about sports contests, but it is not the first choice for beginners.
Definitions
  1. godan verb, intransitive verbto be matched against (in a sports contest)
Conjugation
Dictionary form立ち合う(たちあう)
Polite (masu)立ち合います(たちあいます)
Negative (nai)立ち合わない(たちあわない)
polite (masen)立ち合いません(たちあいません)
classical zu / nu立ち合わず・立ち合わぬ(たちあわず・たちあわぬ)
Past (ta)立ち合った(たちあった)
polite (mashita)立ち合いました(たちあいました)
Past negative (nakatta)立ち合わなかった(たちあわなかった)
polite (masen deshita)立ち合いませんでした(たちあいませんでした)
Te form立ち合って(たちあって)
Potential立ち合える(たちあえる)
Passive立ち合われる(たちあわれる)
Causative立ち合わせる(たちあわせる)
Causative passive立ち合わせられる・立ち合わされる(たちあわせられる・たちあわされる)
Conditional (ba)立ち合えば(たちあえば)
tara立ち合ったら(たちあったら)
Volitional立ち合おう(たちあおう)
polite (mashou)立ち合いましょう(たちあいましょう)
Imperative立ち合え(たちあえ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Japanese definitions
  1. 互たがいに勝負しょうぶしたり格闘かくとうしたりする。
  2. 互たがいに行き会ゆきあう。
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