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N3 Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb

すれ(ちが)to pass by one another, to disagree, to miss each other

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb

      1.

      to pass (by) each other, to brush past

    2. Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb

      2.

      to miss (meeting) each other, to fail to meet

    3. 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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      友達(ともだち)()っている(くるま)すれ(ちが)

      To pass by a car with a friend in it.

      • N3

      最近(さいきん)(つま)とはすれ(ちが)ってばかりいます。

      I have been having a lot of disagreements with my wife lately.

      • N3

      電車(でんしゃ)すれ(ちが)何故(なぜ)()こう(がわ)電車(でんしゃ)(ほう)(はや)()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.

      • N3

      同僚(どうりょう)によると上司(じょうし)田崎(たさき)さんは最近(さいきん)(おっと)すれ(ちが)生活(せいかつ)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.

      • N3

      (はなし)すれ(ちが)って結論(けつろん)()ない(こと)(ふせ)ぐために会議(かいぎ)時間(じかん)自体(じたい)短縮(たんしゅく)する(こと)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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