Vocab Info
N3 Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb
すれ違うto pass by one another, to disagree, to miss each other
Dictionary Definition
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb
1.
to pass (by) each other, to brush past
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb
2.
to miss (meeting) each other, to fail to meet
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb
3.
to be at odds, to clash, to be in conflict
All Forms
すれ違う 【すれちがう】、擦れ違う 【すれちがう】
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す
れ
ち
が
う
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友達が乗っている車とすれ違う。
To pass by a car with a friend in it.
最近妻とはすれ違ってばかりいます。
My wife and I have been just missing each other lately.
電車とすれ違うと何故か向こう側の電車の方が速く見えます。
For some reason, the train on the other side of the street seems to go faster when it passes by another train.
同僚によると上司の田崎さんは最近夫とすれ違う生活をしているそうだ。
According to a colleague, it appears that her boss, Ms. Tasaki, has recently been living a life that has her and her husband missing each other.
話がすれ違って結論が出ない事を防ぐために会議の時間自体を短縮する事にした。
We decided to shorten the time of the meeting itself in order to prevent the conversation from going off topic and missing the point.
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