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出くわす

JLPT N1

to happen to meet, to come across, to run into, to bump into

Details

Part of speech
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Intransitive verb
Romaji
dekuwasu

Example sentences

tsūkin tochū, yūdachi ni dekuwasu koto ga aru

On my walk, I unexpectedly ran into an old colleague.

machi de shiranai hito ni dekuwasu to, bikkuri suru koto ga aru

When I bump into someone I don't know in the street, I'm often surprised.

dekuwasu to, hanashi ga nagakunaru koto ga aru

When I meet someone, I often end up talking for a long time.