Present and future
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI hurry | ||
| NegativeI don’t hurry |
JAPANESE VERB
いそぐ
急ぐ
to hurry
- #98 most used
- Godan verb (u-verb)
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
finished actions
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI hurried | ||
| NegativeI didn’t hurry |
Te-form
て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| て-formhurrying, and… | ||
| Doing now (て います)I am hurrying | ||
| Please (て ください)please hurry |
Potential
可能形 · “can”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI can hurry | ||
| NegativeI can’t hurry |
Want to
たい形 · “want to”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI want to hurry | ||
| NegativeI don’t want to hurry |
Volitional
意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Let’slet’s hurry |
Conditional
条件形 · “if” and “when”
- If (ば) if I hurry
- If, when (たら) if I hurry
Commands and requests
命令形 · from gentle to blunt
- Do it (なさい) hurry (do it)
- Plain command hurry!
- Please don’t please don’t hurry
Passive and causative
受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| PassiveI am hurried | ||
| CausativeI make someone hurry |
How to use いそぐ
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present and future
まだ じかん が ある から、 いそぎません。
There's still time, so I'm not hurrying.
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Past
ちこく しそう で、 えき まで いそぎました。
I was about to be late, so I hurried to the station.
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Te-form
いそいで！ でんしゃ が でちゃう よ。
Hurry! The train's about to leave.
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Potential
あし が いたくて、 いそげません。
My leg hurts, I can't hurry.
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Want to
いそぎたい けど、 みち が こんで いる。
I want to hurry, but the roads are jammed.
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Volitional
えいが が はじまる から、 いそごう。
The film's starting, let's hurry.
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Conditional
いま いそげば、 さいしゅう に まにあいます。
If we hurry now, we'll catch the last train.
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Commands and requests
いそぎなさい！ バス が きた よ。
Hurry up! The bus is here.
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Passive and causative
こども を あまり いそがせないで ください。
Please don't rush the children too much.
Good to know
- いそいで, the て-form on its own, means "hurry up!".
Where you hear いそぐ
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Japanese · Beginner Level 1
- あさ は いつも いそぎます。 I'm always in a hurry in the morning.
- えき まで いそぎました。 I hurried to the station.
- じゃ、 いそぎます！ OK, I'll hurry!
Japanese · Intermediate Level 1
- じかん が ない から、 いそぐ。 I'm hurrying because there isn't time.
- けさ、 えき まで いそいだ。 This morning I hurried to the station.
- あした は いそがなくて も いい よ。 You won't have to hurry tomorrow.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: godan verb (u-verb).