Meeting and marrying
Core words, Stage 1chunk 10 of 55Verbs: dealing with people
Lets you tell how a couple met, married or divorced.
- kekkon suruget married; marriage
- deaumeet (for the first time), come across
- rikon suruget divorced; divorce
- shiriauget to know, meet
- puropoozu surupropose (marriage); marriage proposal
Mix-ups Deau is a first or chance meeting, shiriau is getting acquainted; au is meeting up as planned.
kekkon suru
polite kekkon shimasu
get married; marriage
'Kekkon shite iru' means 'is married'; the partner takes to.
ani ga raigetsu kekkon suru n da.
My brother's getting married next month.
兄が来月結婚するんだ。
ani ga raigetsu kekkon suru n desu.
My brother's getting married next month.
兄が来月結婚するんです。
Written 結婚する · けっこんする · 結婚しますRank #414 in 3,030 TV dramas
deau
polite deaimasu
meet (for the first time), come across
For a first meeting, often a meaningful one.
Au is meeting up as planned; deau is meeting for the first time or by chance.
futari wa doko de deatta no?
Where did you two meet?
二人はどこで出会ったの？
futari wa doko de deatta n desu ka?
Where did you two meet?
二人はどこで出会ったんですか？
Written 出会う · であう · 出会いますRank #608 in 3,030 TV dramas
rikon suru
polite rikon shimasu
get divorced; divorce
The ex-partner takes to: 'Kare to rikon shita'.
ryoushin wa mukashi rikon shita n da.
My parents divorced a long time ago.
両親は昔離婚したんだ。
ryoushin wa mukashi rikon shita n desu.
My parents divorced a long time ago.
両親は昔離婚したんです。
Written 離婚する · りこんする · 離婚しますRank #1298 in 3,030 TV dramas
shiriau
polite shiriaimasu
get to know, meet
Mostly in the past, for how people first met.
The noun shiriai means an acquaintance.
kanojo to wa shigoto de shiriatta n da.
I met her through work.
彼女とは仕事で知り合ったんだ。
kanojo to wa shigoto de shiriatta n desu.
I met her through work.
彼女とは仕事で知り合ったんです。
Written 知り合う · しりあう · 知り合いますRank #1862 in 3,030 TV dramas
puropoozu suru
polite puropoozu shimasu
propose (marriage); marriage proposal
The person proposed to takes ni; 'puropoozu sareta' means 'got proposed to'.
Only for marriage; a business proposal is teian.
kinou kare ni puropoozu sareta!
He proposed to me yesterday!
昨日彼にプロポーズされた！
kinou kare ni puropoozu saremashita.
He proposed to me yesterday.
昨日彼にプロポーズされました。
Written プロポーズする · プロポーズしますRank #2812 in 3,030 TV dramas