Topic N3
Japanese Learning
2. 合う : To do something together / Mutually.
✏️Structure
Verb stem + 合う💡Usage
Used when multiple people perform an action together (mutually), or interact with each other through that action.
📚Examples
これからもお互いに困ったときは助け合おう。
Kore kara mo otagai ni komatta toki wa tasukeaou.
Let's support each other whenever we face difficulties in the future.
その夫婦は20年以上も深く愛し合っている。
Sono fuufu wa nijuunen ijou mo fukaku aishiatteiru.
That couple has loved each other deeply for over 20 years.
夜のカフェで、久しぶりに友達と将来について語り合った。
Yoru no kafe de, hisashiburi ni tomodachi to shourai ni tsuite katariatta.
At a cafe at night, I talked with my friends for the first time in a long while about our futures.
納得がいくまで、この問題を全員で話し合って解決する。
Nattoku ga iku made, kono mondai wo zen'in de hanashiatte kaiketsu suru.
We will solve this problem by discussing it together until everyone is satisfied.
趣味が同じなので、彼とは非常に気が合う。
Shumi ga onaji na node, kare to wa hijou ni ki ga au.
Since we share the same hobbies, he and I get along very well.
言葉を使わなくても、二人はお互いの目を見つめ合った。
Kotoba wo tsukawanakutemo, futari wa otagai no me wo mitsumeatta.
Even without using words, the two participants gazed into each other's eyes.
プロとして、この件について彼と譲り合うことはできない。
Puro to shite, kono ken ni tsuite kare to yuzuriau koto wa dekinai.
As a professional, I cannot compromise with him on this matter.
会議では、自由に意見を出し合ってアイデアを練る。
Kaigi de wa, jiyuu ni iken wo dashiatte aidea wo neru.
In the meeting, we freely share opinions with each other to refine our ideas.
満員電車の中で、隣の人と肘が激しくぶつかり合った。
Man'in densha no naka de, tonari no hito to hiji ga hageshiku butsukariatta.
On a crowded train, my elbow bumped violently against the person next to me.
空港のゲートで、二人は抱き合って再会を喜んだ。
Kuukou no geeto de, futari wa dakiatte saikai wo yorokonda.
At the airport gate, the two hugged each other, rejoicing in their reunion.