付き合う

• 読み: つきあう
• ローマ字: tsukiau
• 漢字の分解: 付 (fu/tsu) — attach, stick to; 合 (gou/a) — fit, join, together
• 発音: /tsɯ.ki.a.ɯ/

意味

To associate with; to keep company with; to go out with (romantically); to go along with.

A Group 1 (godan) intransitive verb conjugated with the う row (付き合わない, 付き合います). Has three main uses: romantic dating (彼と付き合っている, dating him), socializing (友達と付き合う, hanging out with friends), and accommodating someone (買い物に付き合う, accompanying someone shopping). Context determines the meaning.

例文

1. 二人は大学から付き合っているらしい。
2. 今度の日曜日、買い物に付き合ってくれない？
3. あまり良くない人と付き合わないほうがいい。

使い方ガイド

場面: relationships, social life, daily life

トーン: casual

起源と歴史

Compound verb from 付く (tsuku, to attach/stick) and 合う (au, mutual action). Together, 'sticking together mutually' — spending time with someone by mutual choice.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal