急く|せくseku[1]atamadaka (head-high)

Definitions
  1. godan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verbto hurry; to rush
    急せいては事ことをし損そんずる。↗
    Hurrying leads to mistakes being made.
  2. 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
intransitive急くせく⇄transitive急かすせかす
気きが急せく
気きを急せかす
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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Japanese definitions
  1. 時間じかんがないので、素早すばやく動うごく。
  2. 呼吸こきゅうが速はやくなって、息いきを切きらす。
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