Welcome, receive (a visitor) in Japanese 🇯🇵

むかえる info.

Tips to remember the Japanese word:
– Think of "むかえる" (mukaeru) as a warm, welcoming gesture similar to meeting someone at the door.
– Break it down into "mu," "kae," and "ru." Imagine "mu" as the sound someone might make when they're surprised to see you, and "kae" as "care," indicating they care enough to greet you.

Explanations:
"むかえる" (mukaeru) is the verb used to mean "to welcome" or "to receive" someone, typically a visitor or guest. It suggests a sense of greeting or going out to meet someone.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– 迎える (むかえる, mukaeru) – This is the kanji form of the same verb.
– 出迎える (でむかえる, demukaeru) – This means "to meet and greet" or "to go out to meet someone."

Conjugations:
– Infinitive: むかえる (mukaeru)
– Present/Future: むかえます (mukaemasu)
– Negative Present/Future: むかえません (mukaimasen)
– Past: むかえました (mukaemaa)
– Negative Past: むかえませんでした (mukaemasendea)
– Te-form: むかえて (mukaete)
– Conditional: むかえれば (mukaereba)
– Volitional: むかえよう (mukaeyou)

Examples of sentences:

1. 友達を駅でむかえる。
Tomodachi o eki de mukaeru.
(I will welcome my friend at the station.)

2. 昨日、空港で母をむかえました。
Kinou, kuukou de haha o mukaemaa.
(Yesterday, I welcomed my mother at the airport.)

3. 彼は私を笑顔でむかえてくれました。
Kare wa watashi o egao de mukaete kuremaa.
(He welcomed me with a smile.)

4. 来週、あなたを家でむかえます。
Raishuu, anata o ie de mukaemasu.
(Next week, I will welcome you at my home.)

5. 犬は尻尾を振って、家族をうれしそうにむかえました。
Inu wa shippo o futte, kazoku o ureshisou ni mukaemaa.
(The dog wagged its tail and happily welcomed the family.)

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