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急ぎます(いそぎます、isogimasu)
- to hurry

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急

いそ

GI

ぎ

ぎ

MA

ま

ま

SU

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急ぎます (いそぎます, romaji: isogimasu) means "to hurry" in Japanese. It is a N5 High-level Verb (group 1) word.

Meaning:to hurry
Level:N5 High
Lexical Category:Verb (group 1) (五段動詞)
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Verb Conjugation

Basic Conjugation

Romaji:isogimasu

Hiragana:いそぎます

Polite-form
(ます形)
いそぎます急ぎます。hurry.
Dict-form
(辞書形)
急ぐhurry
Connect-form
(て形)
急いで + <Verb>
Not-form
(ない形)
急がないnot hurry

Advanced Conjugation

Past-form
(た形)
急いだhurried
Terminal-form
(終止形)
急ぐ。hurry.
If-form
(仮定形)
急げばif hurry
Let's-form
(意志形)
急ごう !let's hurry
Command-form
(命令形)
急げ !hurry !
AI Explanation
Meaning

The Japanese verb 急ぎます急ぎます means "to hurry," "to rush," or "to be in a hurry." It describes the action of doing something quickly or accelerating one's pace due to time constraints or urgency. It suggests a sense of needing to act fast to achieve a goal or avoid a negative outcome.

Examples

⚫︎学校に遅れるので、急ぎます急ぎます. Translation: I'm going to be late for school, so I'll hurry. ⚫︎バスに乗り遅れないように、急ぎます急ぎます. Translation: I'll hurry so I don't miss the bus. ⚫︎締め切りに間に合うように、急ぎます急ぎます. Translation: I'll hurry to meet the deadline.

Usage

⚫︎You use 急ぎます急ぎます when you want to express that you are hurrying or that someone needs to hurry. ⚫︎It's common to use it when time is limited, and you need to act fast. ⚫︎It can be used in both formal and informal situations, though the level of formality might influence the sentence structure (e.g., using polite forms like 急ぎます急ぎます or casual forms).

Notation

⚫︎The base form of the verb is 急ぐ. ⚫︎The polite form, as indicated, is 急ぎます急ぎます (masu-form). ⚫︎It is written in hiragana as いそぎます. ⚫︎The kanji form is 急ぎます急ぎます. ⚫︎The okurigana (hiragana attached to the kanji) is "ぎます".

Synonyms

⚫︎走ります (hashirimasu) - to run (can also imply hurrying) ⚫︎急いで (isoide) - hurriedly (adverbial form) ⚫︎速くします (hayaku shimasu) - to make it faster

Antonyms

⚫︎ゆっくりします (yukkuri shimasu) - to take one's time ⚫︎のんびりします (nonbiri shimasu) - to take it easy, to relax

Example Sentence 1

会議に遅刻しそうなので、急ぎます急ぎます. ・Translation: I'm going to be late for the meeting, so I'll hurry. ・Explanation: The speaker is aware of the time constraint and therefore needs to act quickly to avoid being late.

Example Sentence 2

宿題を終わらせるために、急ぎます急ぎます. ・Translation: I'll hurry to finish my homework. ・Explanation: The speaker needs to finish their homework and is choosing to work quickly to complete it.

Etymology

The kanji 急 has the meanings of "urgent," "rapid," and "sudden." It’s combined with the verb suffix -ぐ to create the verb. The word's origins are rooted in the concept of swiftness and urgency.

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