待(ま)ち合(あ)わせる

まちあわせる
ichidan verb
to arrange to meet, to rendezvous
1. to arrange to meet, to rendezvous, to meet up at a set time and place
To agree on a time and place in advance and then meet there. The noun form 待ち合わせ is very common for referring to the meeting arrangement itself.
駅(えき)の前(まえ)で待(ま)ち合(あ)わせる。
To meet up in front of the station.
友達(ともだち)と三時(さんじ)に待(ま)ち合(あ)わせている。
I'm meeting a friend at three o'clock.
待(ま)ち合(あ)わせの場所(ばしょ)を間違(まちが)えてしまった。
I mistakenly went to the wrong meeting place.

待(ま)ち合(あ)わせる is a compound of 待(ま)つ (to wait) and 合(あ)わせる (to bring together). The noun form 待(ま)ち合(あ)わせ is used more frequently than the verb form.

CONJUGATION:

Ichidan verb.

  • Negative: 待(ま)ち合(あ)わせない
  • Polite: 待(ま)ち合(あ)わせます
  • Te-form: 待(ま)ち合(あ)わせて
  • Past: 待(ま)ち合(あ)わせた
  • Noun form: 待(ま)ち合(あ)わせ (meeting arrangement)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 待(ま)ち合(あ)わせの場所(ばしょ): meeting place
  • 待(ま)ち合(あ)わせの時間(じかん): meeting time
  • 待(ま)ち合(あ)わせに遅(おく)れる: to be late for a meetup
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