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適う

to meet with

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Conjugation of 適う

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: match
私/俺
Present informal tense
適う
kanau
I meet with
Present informal negative tense
適わない
kanawanai
I don't meet with
Present formal tense
適います
kanaimasu
I meet with
Present formal negative tense
適いません
kanaimasen
I do not meet with
私/俺
Past informal tense
適った
kanatta
I met with
Past informal negative tense
適わなかった
kanawanakatta
I didn't meet with
Past formal tense
適いました
kanaimashita
I meet with
Past formal negative tense
適いませんでした
kanaimasen deshita
I did not meet with
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
適え
kanae
meet with
Imperative negative mood
適うな
kanau na
don't meet with
Imperative formal mood
適ってください
kanatte kudasai
please meet with
Imperative formal negative mood
適わないでください
kanawanai dekudasai
please do not meet with
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
適って
kanatte
meet with
Passive stem
適われる
kanawareru
met with
Hypothetical tense
適え
kanae
if I met with
Hypothetical conditional stem
適えば
kanaeba
met with
私/俺
Volitional stem
適おう
kanaō
will meet with
Potential stem
適える
kanaeru
met with
Continuative stem
適い
kanai
meeting with
Causative stem
適わせる
kanawaseru
allow to meet with
私/俺
Imperfective stem
適わ
kanawa
meet with

Examples of 適う

新鮮な熟したベリーには かなわない

What can compete with fresh, ripe berries? Nothing.

エニグマには　かなわない

Enigma is always smarter.

♪ 誰も かなわない

None can compare