急く|せくseku[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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Definitions
- godan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verbto hurry; to rush急いては事をし損ずる。↗Hurrying leads to mistakes being made.
- godan verb, intransitive verbto quicken (of one's breath); to pant; to gasp (for air)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 急く(せく) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 急きます(せきます) |
| Negative (nai) | 急かない(せかない) |
| polite (masen) | 急きません(せきません) |
| classical zu / nu | 急かず・急かぬ(せかず・せかぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 急いた(せいた) |
| polite (mashita) | 急きました(せきました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 急かなかった(せかなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 急きませんでした(せきませんでした) |
| Te form | 急いて(せいて) |
| Potential | 急ける(せける) |
| Passive | 急かれる(せかれる) |
| Causative | 急かせる(せかせる) |
| Causative passive | 急かせられる・急かされる(せかせられる・せかされる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 急けば(せけば) |
| tara | 急いたら(せいたら) |
| Volitional | 急こう(せこう) |
| polite (mashou) | 急きましょう(せきましょう) |
| Imperative | 急け(せけ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Transitive / intransitive pair
気が急く
気を急かす
急く describes a state of feeling rushed or impatient that arises on its own, while 急かす means to actively hurry or urge someone (including oneself) to act.
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