間に合う
まにあう
to be in time for
Maniau (間に合う) is a godan verb meaning "to be in time for". Its polite form is 間に合います (maniaimasu), its te form is 間に合って (maniatte), its past form is 間に合った (maniatta), and its negative form is 間に合わない (maniawanai).
Godan verbJLPT N4
Maniau (間に合う) conjugation quick reference
間に合う means "to be in time for". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.
Maniau example sentences
試験に間に合うように、早く出かけます。
I will leave early to make it in time for the exam.
電車が遅れたので、会議に間に合わなかった。
Because the train was late, I didn't make it in time for the meeting.
急いでいても、映画には間に合わなそうだ。
Even if we hurry, it doesn't seem like we'll make it in time for the movie.
How to use Maniau: grammar notes
•Use the particle に after the event or deadline you're trying to be on time for, like 学校に間に合う (to be in time for school).
•Don't use を with 間に合う—unlike many verbs, it doesn't take a direct object.
•To say you didn’t make it in time, use the negative form: 間に合わなかった (I wasn’t in time).
•JLPT N4 level
Common phrases with Maniau
電車に間に合う
To be in time for the train
会議に間に合う
To make it to the meeting on time
間に合わなくなる
To end up not making it in time
Maniau (間に合う) conjugation table
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forms | ||
| Dictionary Form | 間に合う | maniau |
| Masu Form | 間に合います | maniaimasu |
| Te Form | 間に合って | maniatte |
| Past Form | 間に合った | maniatta |
| Negative Form | 間に合わない | maniawanai |
| Past Negative | 間に合わなかった | maniawanakatta |
| Polite Forms | ||
| Polite Present | 間に合います | maniaimasu |
| Polite Past | 間に合いました | maniaimashita |
| Polite Negative | 間に合いません | maniaimasen |
| Polite Past Negative | 間に合いませんでした | maniaimasendeshita |
| Advanced Forms | ||
| Potential Form | 間に合える | maniaeru |
| Passive Form | 間に合われる | maniawareru |
| Causative Form | 間に合わせる | maniawaseru |
| Causative Passive | 間に合わされる | maniawasareru |
| Volitional Form | 間に合おう | maniaou |
| Imperative Form | 間に合え | maniae |
| Conditional Forms | ||
| Conditional (ば) | 間に合えば | maniaeba |
| Conditional (たら) | 間に合ったら | maniattara |
| Other Forms | ||
| Progressive Form | 間に合っている | maniatteiru |
| Desire (たい) | 間に合いたい | maniaitai |
| Prohibition | 間に合うな | maniauna |