急かす|せかすsekasu[2]nakadaka (mid-high)
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- godan verb, transitive verbto hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 急かす(せかす) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 急かします(せかします) |
| Negative (nai) | 急かさない(せかさない) |
| polite (masen) | 急かしません(せかしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 急かさず・急かさぬ(せかさず・せかさぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 急かした(せかした) |
| polite (mashita) | 急かしました(せかしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 急かさなかった(せかさなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 急かしませんでした(せかしませんでした) |
| Te form | 急かして(せかして) |
| Potential | 急かせる(せかせる) |
| Passive | 急かされる(せかされる) |
| Causative | 急かさせる(せかさせる) |
| Causative passive | 急かさせられる(せかさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 急かせば(せかせば) |
| tara | 急かしたら(せかしたら) |
| Volitional | 急かそう(せかそう) |
| polite (mashou) | 急かしましょう(せかしましょう) |
| Imperative | 急かせ(せかせ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
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- Synonym急かせるせかせるNeutralSynonymous with the headword, as in 「子供をせかせる」, but used less often.
- Synonym急がせるいそがせるNeutralNeutral: to make someone hurry, as in 「仕事を急がせる」; the focus is on demanding that things move faster.
- Related急き立てるせきたてるNeutralTo press and urge someone repeatedly, as in 「出発をせき立てる」; a more insistent, urgent tone than 「急かす」.
- Related急くせくNeutralMostly describes being in a hurry oneself, as in 「気が急く」; it also has a transitive use of urging others, so it overlaps with 「急かす」.
- Antonym待つまつNeutralTo wait, as in 「返事を待つ」; the opposite of hurrying someone along with 「急かす」.
To urge someone to hurry, say 「急かす」 (「急かさないで」「子供を急かす」); it is colloquial. For a neutral demand to speed up use 「急がせる」, and for pressing someone repeatedly 「せき立てる」. The opposite is 「待つ」.
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