ダッシュdasshu
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- noun, suru verbdash
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | ダッシュする |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | ダッシュします |
| Negative (nai) | ダッシュしない |
| polite (masen) | ダッシュしません |
| classical zu / nu | ダッシュせず・ダッシュせぬ |
| Past (ta) | ダッシュした |
| polite (mashita) | ダッシュしました |
| Past negative (nakatta) | ダッシュしなかった |
| polite (masen deshita) | ダッシュしませんでした |
| Te form | ダッシュして |
| Potential | ダッシュできる |
| Passive | ダッシュされる |
| Causative | ダッシュさせる |
| Causative passive | ダッシュさせられる |
| Conditional (ba) | ダッシュすれば |
| tara | ダッシュしたら |
| Volitional | ダッシュしよう |
| polite (mashou) | ダッシュしましょう |
| Imperative | ダッシュしろ |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym疾走しっそうWrittenWritten/formal prose word for running at top speed, as in 「全力疾走」; 「ダッシュ」 is more colloquial and also names the dash punctuation mark.
- Synonym疾駆しっくWrittenWritten/formal prose term for galloping — riding or driving a horse fast; 「ダッシュ」 is typically a person's short sprint.
- SynonymスプリントNeutralLoanword for the sprint, a short-distance race in track or swimming; 「ダッシュ」 is a momentary burst of speed, not a race event.
- Synonym突っ走るつっぱしるCasualColloquial verb for running flat out in one go, or pressing recklessly toward a goal; 「ダッシュ」 is a shorter, momentary sprint.
- Synonym突進とっしんWrittenWritten/formal prose word for charging straight at a target; 「ダッシュ」 is more colloquial.
- Related急ぐいそぐNeutralEveryday verb meaning to hurry or rush to get somewhere or get something done sooner; 「ダッシュ」 is a full-speed sprint itself.
- Related突撃とつげきWrittenWritten/formal prose word for a military-style charge or assault; 「ダッシュ」 carries no sense of attack.
- Related驀進ばくしんWrittenWritten/formal prose word for charging ahead at speed toward a goal; 「ダッシュ」 is more colloquial.
- Related急くせくCasualColloquial verb for being impatient or in a hurry, as in 「気が急く」, or for quickened breathing; 「ダッシュ」 is the sprint itself.
For a short all-out sprint in speech, use 「ダッシュ」, as in 「駅までダッシュ」. In written prose prefer 「疾走」; for sprint races use 「スプリント」; to hurry use 「急ぐ」; for charging at a target use 「突進」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


