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Meaning of 急ぐ(いそぐ) in Japanese

急ぐ
JLPT 4
Kana Reading
いそぐ
Romaji
isogu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `gu' ending, intransitive verb, transitive verb
    Meaning
    to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
    Example sentence
    なぜか急ぐ起こらない時間は、十分ある Somehow I just don't feel like hurrying. I have enough time.

Examples of 急ぐ, いそぐ in a sentence


Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
急ぐ
Plain Polite
急ぎます
Negative
急がない
Negative Polite
急ぎません

Past

Plain
急いだ
Plain Polite
急ぎました
Negative
急がなかった
Negative Polite
急ぎませんでした

Te

Plain
急いで
Plain Polite
急ぎまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
急がれる
Plain Polite
急がれます
Negative
急がれない
Negative Polite
急がれません
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Kanji in this word

JLPT 4

9 strokes

hurry, emergency, sudden, steep

On'Yomi: キュウ

Kun'Yomi: いそ.ぐ, いそ.ぎ

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