Present and future
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI suit someone | ||
| NegativeI don’t suit someone |
JAPANESE VERB
にあう
似合う
to suit someone
- #448 most used
- Godan verb (u-verb)
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
finished actions
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI suited someone | ||
| NegativeI didn’t suit someone |
Te-form
て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| て-formsuiting someone, and… | ||
| Doing now (て います)I am suiting someone | ||
| Please (て ください)please suit someone |
Potential
可能形 · “can”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI can suit someone | ||
| NegativeI can’t suit someone |
Want to
たい形 · “want to”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI want to suit someone | ||
| NegativeI don’t want to suit someone |
Volitional
意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Let’slet’s suit someone |
Conditional
条件形 · “if” and “when”
- If (ば) if I suit someone
- If, when (たら) if I suit someone
Commands and requests
命令形 · from gentle to blunt
- Do it (なさい) suit someone (do it)
- Plain command suit someone!
- Please don’t please don’t suit someone
Passive and causative
受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| PassiveI am suited someone | ||
| CausativeI make someone suit someone |
How to use にあう
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present and future
ゆい さん は きもの が よく にあいます。
Kimono really suits you, Yui.
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Past
その ぼうし は あまり にあいませんでした。
That hat didn't really suit me.
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Te-form
ベン さん、 その めがね、 にあって います よ。
Ben, those glasses suit you.
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Potential
この いろ なら、 だれ に でも にあいます。
This colour suits anyone.
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Want to
はは に にあう スカーフ を かいたい です。
I want to buy a scarf that suits my mother.
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Volitional
にあう か どうか、 きて みよう。
Let's try it on and see if it suits.
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Conditional
にあえば、 この ジャケット を かいます。
If it suits me, I'll buy this jacket.
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Commands and requests
にあって いる から、 それ に しなさい。
It suits you, so go with that one.
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Passive and causative
その かみがた、 にあう と みんな に いわれました。
Everyone told me that haircut suits me.
Good to know
- What suits you takes が, and the person takes に: ベン さん に は あお が にあいます.
- にあう is not something you decide, so the potential, want, volitional, imperative and passive sentences show it beside another verb.
Where you hear にあう
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Japanese · Beginner Level 1
- くろい ぼうし が よく にあって います ね。 The black hat really suits you.
- ゆかた が よく にあって いました。 The summer kimono really suited you.
- あおい の も にあいます よ。 The blue one will suit you too.
Japanese · Beginner Level 2
- その あおい シャツ が よく にあいます ね。 That blue shirt looks very good on you.
- きのう の ネクタイ も にあって いました よ。 Yesterday's tie looked good on you too.
- この コート も きっと にあいます よ。 I'm sure this coat will look good on you too.
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Fireworks
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Beginner Level 1 · にあって います ね · よく にあって います ね！
Clothes for a Wedding
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Beginner Level 2 · にあいます ね · にあいます か？
The Summer Festival
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Beginner Level 3 · にあって います · とても にあって います。
Christmas
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Intermediate Level 1 · にあう？ · にあって る
The Kimono Fitting
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Intermediate Level 2 · にあう
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: godan verb (u-verb).