伴う (Tomonau) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to accompany, to go hand in hand with, to be consequent upon, to be accompanied by”.
Meanings
- godan verb, intransitive verbto accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent uponusu. 〜に伴う
- godan verb, transitive verbto be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with; to be involved inusu. 〜を伴う
Examples
豪雨は雷を伴った。
The heavy rain was accompanied with thunder.
権力には責任が伴う。
Power carries responsibility with it.
暴風雨には雷が伴った。
The storm was accompanied with thunder.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).