急ぐ|いそぐisogu[2]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Definitions
- godan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verbto hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 急ぐ（いそぐ） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 急ぎます（いそぎます） |
| Negative (nai) | 急がない（いそがない） |
| polite (masen) | 急ぎません（いそぎません） |
| classical zu / nu | 急がず・急がぬ（いそがず・いそがぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 急いだ（いそいだ） |
| polite (mashita) | 急ぎました（いそぎました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 急がなかった（いそがなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 急ぎませんでした（いそぎませんでした） |
| Te form | 急いで（いそいで） |
| Potential | 急げる（いそげる） |
| Passive | 急がれる（いそがれる） |
| Causative | 急がせる（いそがせる） |
| Causative passive | 急がせられる・急がされる（いそがせられる・いそがされる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 急げば（いそげば） |
| tara | 急いだら（いそいだら） |
| Volitional | 急ごう（いそごう） |
| polite (mashou) | 急ぎましょう（いそぎましょう） |
| Imperative | 急げ（いそげ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Transitive / intransitive pair
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Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym急くせくNeutralMostly seen in set phrases like 「気が急く」 and the proverb 「急いては事を仕損じる」; seldom used on its own. Also means panting or gasping as breathing quickens.
- Related取り急ぐとりいそぐWrittenWritten/formal prose; mostly used as 「取り急ぎ」 in letters and emails, meaning to give a quick preliminary notice first.
- AntonymゆっくりするCasualColloquial; the opposite of 「急ぐ」 — to take one's time, go at an unhurried pace, or relax and take it easy.
For hurrying or speeding up in daily life, 「急ぐ」 is the usual choice. Use 「気が急く」 for feeling impatient, and 「取り急ぎ」 in letters or emails to give a quick preliminary notice.
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Japanese definitions
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