語り合う・語りあう|かたりあうkatariau[4]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
語り合う語り合う is the more common kanji-and-kana spelling of this word and the form beginners should use.
語りあう語りあう is a less common kanji-and-kana variant of 語り合う; beginners should generally choose 語り合う instead.
Definitions
- godan verb, transitive verbto talk together
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 語り合う（かたりあう） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 語り合います（かたりあいます） |
| Negative (nai) | 語り合わない（かたりあわない） |
| polite (masen) | 語り合いません（かたりあいません） |
| classical zu / nu | 語り合わず・語り合わぬ（かたりあわず・かたりあわぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 語り合った（かたりあった） |
| polite (mashita) | 語り合いました（かたりあいました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 語り合わなかった（かたりあわなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 語り合いませんでした（かたりあいませんでした） |
| Te form | 語り合って（かたりあって） |
| Potential | 語り合える（かたりあえる） |
| Passive | 語り合われる（かたりあわれる） |
| Causative | 語り合わせる（かたりあわせる） |
| Causative passive | 語り合わせられる・語り合わされる（かたりあわせられる・かたりあわされる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 語り合えば（かたりあえば） |
| tara | 語り合ったら（かたりあったら） |
| Volitional | 語り合おう（かたりあおう） |
| polite (mashou) | 語り合いましょう（かたりあいましょう） |
| Imperative | 語り合え（かたりあえ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym語らうかたらうWrittenWritten/formal prose for talking intimately; it can also mean pledging to do something together. 語り合う stresses the back-and-forth between both parties.
- Synonym談話だんわWrittenWritten/formal prose: conversation, but also an official statement of views, as in 「首相談話」. 語り合う is strictly a two-way exchange.
- Synonym話すはなすNeutralThe most general verb for speaking or talking. 語り合う emphasizes that the talking goes both ways.
- RelatedおしゃべりCasualColloquial for idle chatter; it also describes a talkative person. 語り合う is about people exchanging thoughts with each other, not just chatting.
- Related雑談ざつだんNeutralNeutral word for casual, aimless chatting. 語り合う focuses on people exchanging their thoughts and feelings.
- Related談笑だんしょうWrittenWritten/formal prose for talking and laughing together. 語り合う does not put any emphasis on laughter.
- Related歓談かんだんWrittenWritten/formal prose for pleasant, relaxed talk, heard in set phrases like 「ご歓談ください」 at banquets. 語り合う is the plainer word.
- RelatedだべるCasualColloquial and slangy: to jabber away about nothing in particular. 語り合う is the more earnest word.
- Related閑談かんだんWrittenWritten/formal prose for leisurely, unhurried chat; fairly rare. 語り合う stresses the mutual exchange of ideas.
- Related閑話かんわWrittenWritten/formal prose for idle talk, best known from the set phrase 「閑話休題」. 語り合う is about people talking with each other.
- Related雑話ざつわWrittenWritten/formal prose for miscellaneous small talk; used very little. 語り合う is the more formal, serious choice.
- RelatedくっちゃべるCasualColloquial and slangy: to chatter on and on. 語り合う is far more formal and serious in tone.
For talking in general use 「話す」; for casual chat use 「雑談」 or the colloquial 「おしゃべり」. Use 「語り合う」 when people talk with each other, sharing thoughts and feelings, as in 「映画の感想を語り合う」. At a banquet, 「歓談」 fits pleasant conversation, as in 「ご歓談ください」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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