間に合う (Maniau) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to be in time (for), to serve (suit, meet) the purpose, to be good enough, to be enough”.
Meanings
- godan verb, intransitive verbto be in time (for)
- godan verb, intransitive verbto serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough; to manage; to make do
Examples
彼は終電に間に合った。
He was just in time for the last train.
彼は学校に間に合った。
He was in time for school.
列車に間に合ったのか？！
Did you catch the train?!
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).