to associate with, to keep company with, to go out with, to go steady with, to get on with
| Present tense | Japanese |
|---|---|
| Plain | 付き合う |
| Polite | 付き合います |
| Negative | 付き合わない |
| Polite negative | 付き合いません |
| Past tense | Japanese |
|---|---|
| Plain | 付き合った |
| Polite | 付き合いました |
| Negative | 付き合わなかった |
| Polite negative | 付き合いませんでした |
| Form | Japanese |
|---|---|
| Te-form | 付き合って |
| Te + iru (ongoing) | 付き合っている |
| Te + aru (resultant) | 付き合ってある |
| Te + oku (preparation) | 付き合っておく |
| Te + shimau (completely) | 付き合ってしまう |
| Potential (can do) | Japanese |
|---|---|
| Affirmative | 付き合える |
| Negative | 付き合えない |
| Past | 付き合えた |
| Past negative | 付き合えなかった |
| Volitional (let's do / will do) | Japanese |
|---|---|
| Plain | 付き合おう |
| Polite | 付き合いましょう |
| Imperative (command) | Japanese |
|---|---|
| Affirmative | 付き合え |
| Negative | 付き合うな |
| Conditional (if / when) | Japanese |
|---|---|
| Affirmative | 付き合えば |
| Negative | 付き合わなければ |
| Causative (make / let someone do) | Japanese |
|---|---|
| Affirmative | 付き合わせる |
| Negative | 付き合わせない |
| Past | 付き合わせた |
| Past negative | 付き合わせなかった |
| Passive (be done by someone) | Japanese |
|---|---|
| Affirmative | 付き合われる |
| Negative | 付き合われない |
| Past | 付き合われた |
| Past negative | 付き合われなかった |
| Causative-passive (be made to do) | Japanese |
|---|---|
| Affirmative | 付き合わせられる |
| Negative | 付き合わせられない |
友達と付き合うと、色々な経験ができる。
You can have various experiences when you associate with friends.
彼と付き合うのは、すごく楽しいです。
It's really fun to go steady with him.
彼とは仕事で付き合ううちに、信頼できる人だと分かりました。
As I associated with him through work, I came to understand he's a trustworthy person.