JLPT N4 grammar
〜合う: meaning and usage
Meaning
To do A together/mutually
How to form it
- verb (masu-stem)合う
How it is used
After a masu-stem: two or more people do something to each other or together (「助け合う」, 「話し合う」). Often used with 「お互いに」.
Examples
アランと私はしばらくの間お互いに見つめ合った。
Alan and I looked at one another for a while.
困ったときは、みんなで助け合いましょう。
When things get tough, let's all help each other.
夏休みにどこへ行くか、家族で話し合いました。
My family talked over where to go during the summer vacation.
テストの前に、わからないところを友達と教え合った。
Before the test, my friends and I explained to each other the parts we didn't understand.