Present and future
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI swim | ||
| NegativeI don’t swim |
JAPANESE VERB
およぐ
泳ぐ
to swim
- #293 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 swam | ||
| NegativeI didn’t swim |
Te-form
て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| て-formswimming, and… | ||
| Doing now (て います)I am swimming | ||
| Please (て ください)please swim |
Potential
可能形 · “can”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI can swim | ||
| NegativeI can’t swim |
Want to
たい形 · “want to”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI want to swim | ||
| NegativeI don’t want to swim |
Volitional
意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Let’slet’s swim |
Conditional
条件形 · “if” and “when”
- If (ば) if I swim
- If, when (たら) if I swim
Commands and requests
命令形 · from gentle to blunt
- Do it (なさい) swim (do it)
- Plain command swim!
- Please don’t please don’t swim
Passive and causative
受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| PassiveI am swum | ||
| CausativeI make someone swim |
How to use およぐ
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present and future
なつ は まいしゅう うみ で およぎます。
In summer I swim in the sea every week.
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Past
きのう、 プール で いちキロ およぎました。
Yesterday I swam a kilometre in the pool.
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Te-form
あの こ は じょうず に およいで います ね。
That kid is swimming well, isn't she.
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Potential
わたし は ぜんぜん およげません。
I can't swim at all.
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Want to
おきなわ の うみ で およぎたい です。
I want to swim in the sea in Okinawa.
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Volitional
あつい から、 かわ で およごう。
It's hot, let's swim in the river.
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Conditional
まいにち およげば、 やせます よ。
If you swim every day, you'll lose weight.
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Commands and requests
ふかい ところ で およがないで。
Don't swim where it's deep.
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Passive and causative
こども を プール で およがせました。
I let the kids swim in the pool.
Where you hear およぐ
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Japanese · Beginner Level 1
- なつ は まいにち およぎます。 In summer I swim every day.
- きのう うみ で およぎました。 Yesterday I swam in the sea.
- あした も およぎます。 I'll swim tomorrow too.
Japanese · Beginner Level 2
- なつ は うみ で およぎます。 I swim in the sea in summer.
- きょねん うみ で およぎました。 I swam in the sea last year.
- らいねん また うみ で およぎたい です。 I'd like to swim in the sea again next year.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: godan verb (u-verb).