So I kept searching on the net about 会える conjugation but nothing comes up. Why
is its past negative conjugated as なくなった? I heard this on an anime by the way
and wondered why it wasn't written as 会えなかった?
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Why is 会える conjugated as 会えなくなった?
会えなくなった -> 会えなく + なった

会えなく is the adverb form of 会えない

なった is なる in past tense

> (It) becomes not being able to meet. -> (We) stop being able to meet
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Both 会えなかった and 会えなくなった work as negative conjugation of 会える. Difference
between the two is the moment when the meeting proved not to take place:

会えなかった -> (before, on or) after the scheduled time

会えなくなった -> before the scheduled time

You can say 会えなかった for any unfulfilled meeting in the past, and ofen implies
you tried but failed. When you say 会えなくなった, it often implies that the meeting
is now less prioritized for some reason.
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