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間に合うまにあう

be in time for

Verbe · Group 1 verb

急いそがないと電車でんしゃに間まに合あわないよ。

Hurry up or you'll miss your train.

Example: Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Japanese: bunbuku · French : sysko

Parts of speech

Group 1 verb (godan) · Intransitive

The dictionary may associate several parts of speech with different meanings of the same word.

Verb group: Group 1 (godan)

Verb usage: intransit

English dictionary meanings

to be in time (for)
to serve (suit, meet) the purpose
to be good enough
to be enough
to manage
to make do

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