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立ち会う

たちあう

to be present, to witness

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Examples

  1. 手術に立ち会った。

    しゅじゅつにたちあった。

    I was present at the surgery.

  2. 契約の場には弁護士が立ち会う。

    けいやくのばにはべんごしがたちあう。

    A lawyer is present when the contract is signed.

  3. 父は子どもの出産に立ち会うことができた。

    ちちはこどものしゅっさんにたちあうことができた。

    The father was able to be there for the birth of his child.

Common patterns

出産に立ち会う
to be present at a birth
実験に立ち会う
to observe an experiment
立ち会いのもとで
in the presence of (a witness)

Memory tip

The event takes に. Unlike 出席する, which is just attending, 立ち会う means being there in an official or meaningful capacity — as a witness, a guardian, or an observer whose presence matters.

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