Meaning of 付き合う(つきあう) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

Reading and JLPT level 付き合う, 付合う, つき合う JLPT 2

Kana Reading つきあう

Romaji tsukiau

Parts of speech

Godan verb with `u` ending, intransitive verb

Meaning

to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go steady with; to get on with
Parts of speech

Meaning

to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone; to compromise

Example Sentences

付き合う, 付合う, つき合う, つきあう used in context

この天気(てんき)とは気長に(きなが)付き合っていくしかない。

You have to learn to put up with this weather.
10分(じっぷん)だけ付き合おう。

I can spare you just 10 minutes.
「じゃ留年(りゅうねん)しなかったら(する)付き合って(つきあう)くれん(くれる)の？」「タラレバ話(はなし)って好き(すき)じゃないの」

So, you'll go out with me if I don't have to repeat a year? "I don't care for 'what if' stories."
高校(こうこう)時代(じだい)からつきあっている(つきあう)彼氏(かれし)はいるものの、つきあいが惰性(だせい)になっていると感じ(かんじる)、不満(ふまん)をつのらせている。

She has a boyfriend she's been going out with since high school but feels their relationship has become a matter of habit and is increasingly dissatisfied.
「恵子の男(おとこ)(おとこ)関係(かんけい)(かんけい)が知り(しる)たいかな」「男(おとこ)(おとこ)関係(かんけい)(かんけい)？」「誰(だれ)(だれ)と仲が良い(なかがいい)とか、誰(だれ)(だれ)とつきあった(つきあう)とか」

I might like to know about your relations with men. "Relations with men?" "Things like who you get on well with, who you've dated and such."
「お前(おまえ)に付き合う(つきあう)ほど暇(ひま)じゃない(だ)」「なんか(なにか)しょぼんだよぉ」

I haven't got the time to keep up with you. "That's rather depressing."

Verb Conjugations

Common conjugated forms

Non-Past

Plain

付き合う

Plain Polite

付き合います

Negative

付き合わない

Negative Polite

付き合いません

Past

Plain

付き合った

Plain Polite

付き合いました

Negative

付き合わなかった

Negative Polite

付き合いませんでした

Plain

付き合って

Plain Polite

付き合いまして

Negative

Negative Polite

Passive

Plain

付き合われる

Plain Polite

付き合われます

Negative

付き合われない

Negative Polite

付き合われません

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付 JLPT 3

adhere, attach, refer to, append

On: フ

Kun: つ.ける, -つ.ける, -づ.ける, つ.け, つ.け-, -つ.け, -づ.け, -づけ, つ.く, -づ.く, つ.き, -つ.き, -つき, -づ.き, -づき

5 strokes

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合 JLPT 4

fit, suit, join, 0.1

On: ゴウ, ガッ, カッ

Kun: あ.う, -あ.う, あ.い, あい-, -あ.い, -あい, あ.わす, あ.わせる, -あ.わせる

6 strokes

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