早まる・速まる|はやまるhayamaru[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
早まる早まる is the more common written form for meanings including “to be brought forward” and “to be hasty”; use it by default when writing Japanese.
速まる速まる is a less common written form with the same meanings; you may encounter it in writing, but 早まる is the safer choice for learners.
Definitions
- godan verb, intransitive verbto be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be advanced
- godan verb, intransitive verbto be hasty; to be rash
- godan verb, intransitive verbto quicken; to speed up; to gather speedesp. 速まる
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 早まる(はやまる) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 早まります(はやまります) |
| Negative (nai) | 早まらない(はやまらない) |
| polite (masen) | 早まりません(はやまりません) |
| classical zu / nu | 早まらず・早まらぬ(はやまらず・はやまらぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 早まった(はやまった) |
| polite (mashita) | 早まりました(はやまりました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 早まらなかった(はやまらなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 早まりませんでした(はやまりませんでした) |
| Te form | 早まって(はやまって) |
| Potential | 早まれる(はやまれる) |
| Passive | 早まられる(はやまられる) |
| Causative | 早まらせる(はやまらせる) |
| Causative passive | 早まらせられる・早まらされる(はやまらせられる・はやまらされる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 早まれば(はやまれば) |
| tara | 早まったら(はやまったら) |
| Volitional | 早まろう(はやまろう) |
| polite (mashou) | 早まりましょう(はやまりましょう) |
| Imperative | 早まれ(はやまれ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Transitive / intransitive pair
予定が早まる
早まる emphasizes the event or resulting state, as in 予定が早まる, whereas 早める foregrounds the agent acting on something, as in 予定を早める.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
Japanese definitions
Kanji in this word
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