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付合う

つきあう

to associate with, to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with

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Examples

  1. 一杯付合いませんか。

    いっぱいつきあいませんか。

    Won't you join me for a drink?

  2. 彼女とは高校のときから付合っています。

    かのじょとはこうこうのときからつきあっています。

    I've been going out with her since high school.

  3. 買い物に付合ってくれてありがとう。

    かいものにつきあってくれてありがとう。

    Thanks for coming shopping with me.

  4. 近所の人とは長く付合いがあります。

    きんじょのひととはながくつきあいがあります。

    I have had a long association with my neighbours.

Common patterns

友達と付合う
to socialise with friends
買い物に付合う
to go along shopping with someone
長い付合い
a long-standing relationship

Memory tip

Three senses hang on one verb: general socialising, romantic dating, and 'keep me company while I do X'. The ordinary spelling today is 付き合う; the noun 付き合い is just as common.

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