Present and future
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI support each other | ||
| NegativeI don’t support each other |
JAPANESE VERB
ささえあう
支え合う
to support each other
- #247 most used
- Godan verb (u-verb)
Conjugation
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Past
finished actions
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI supported each other | ||
| NegativeI didn’t support each other |
Te-form
て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| て-formsupporting each other, and… | ||
| Doing now (て います)I am supporting each other | ||
| Please (て ください)please support each other |
Potential
可能形 · “can”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI can support each other | ||
| NegativeI can’t support each other |
Want to
たい形 · “want to”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI want to support each other | ||
| NegativeI don’t want to support each other |
Volitional
意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Let’slet’s support each other |
Conditional
条件形 · “if” and “when”
- If (ば) if I support each other
- If, when (たら) if I support each other
Commands and requests
命令形 · from gentle to blunt
- Do it (なさい) support each other (do it)
- Plain command support each other!
- Please don’t please don’t support each other
Passive and causative
受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| PassiveI am supported each other | ||
| CausativeI make someone support each other |
How to use ささえあう
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present and future
ふうふ は たがい に ささえあいます。
A husband and wife support each other.
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Past
じしん の あと、 まち の ひと は ささえあった。
After the earthquake, the townspeople supported each other.
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Te-form
ふたり で ささえあって、 いきて いきたい です。
We want to live supporting each other.
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Potential
ささえあえる ともだち が いて、 しあわせ だ。
I'm lucky to have friends I can lean on, and who lean on me.
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Want to
これ から は かぞく で ささえあいたい。
From now on I want us to support each other as a family.
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Volitional
つらい とき こそ、 ささえあおう。
In the hard times above all, let's support each other.
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Conditional
ささえあえば、 どんな こと も のりこえられる。
If we support each other, we can get through anything.
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Commands and requests
きょうだい は ささえあいなさい、 と はは が いった。
Mother said, "Brothers and sisters, support each other."
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Passive and causative
ささえあう たいせつさ を、 ちち に おしえられた。
My father taught me how important supporting each other is.
Good to know
- あう on the end of a verb means doing it to each other: たすけあう, わかりあう.
- Nobody is made to support each other, so the passive sentence shows another verb in the passive.
Where you hear ささえあう
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Japanese · Intermediate Level 2
- かぞく は ささえあう もの です。 Families support each other.
- たいへん な とき、 ささえあった。 We supported each other through the hard times.
- これから も ささえあおう。 Let's keep supporting each other.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: godan verb (u-verb).