言い合う
いいあう
verb (godan)
to quarrel; to argue with each other; to say to each other; to exchange words
自動詞 intransitivecommunication
Conjugation
| Affirmative | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 言い合う | 言い合わない |
| Present polite | 言い合います | 言い合いません |
| Past | 言い合った | 言い合わなかった |
| Past polite | 言い合いました | 言い合いませんでした |
| て form | 言い合って | 言い合わなくて |
| ている present | 言い合っている | 言い合っていない |
| ている polite | 言い合っています | 言い合っていません |
| ている past | 言い合っていた | 言い合っていなかった |
| ている past polite | 言い合っていました | 言い合っていませんでした |
| Conditional ば | 言い合えば | 言い合わなければ |
| Conditional たら | 言い合ったら | 言い合わなかったら |
| Volitional | 言い合おう | — |
| Volitional polite | 言い合いましょう | — |
| Potential | 言い合える | 言い合えない |
| Passive | 言い合われる | 言い合われない |
| Causative | 言い合わせる | 言い合わせない |
| Imperative | 言い合え | 言い合うな |
1.
to quarrel; to argue with each other
To engage in a verbal dispute where both parties exchange heated words back and forth.
2.
to say to each other; to exchange words
To mutually express the same thing to one another, such as greetings, well-wishes, or shared sentiments.
A compound verb formed from 言う (to say) + 合う (to do together/mutually). The 合う suffix adds reciprocity — both parties are speaking. In practice, sense 1 (arguing) is more common than sense 2 (exchanging words).
Usage
- Sense 1 often appears as the noun form 言い合い (an argument, a quarrel)
- Sense 2 is typically used with a quoted phrase or specific content being exchanged
- The subject is usually plural or implies two or more people
Common collocations
- 言い合いになる: to get into an argument
- 言い合いをする: to have an argument
- 冗談を言い合う: to exchange jokes
- 悪口を言い合う: to trade insults