Japanese reference
急ぐ
いそぐ
to hurry up
Regular · 32 form tables
Rows describe verb forms and levels of politeness. Honorific and humble forms are labeled separately. Strong commands appear under additional forms.
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Basic
Non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Dictionary form | いそぐ (isogu)hurry up |
| Polite, masu | いそぎます (isogimasu)hurry up |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | いそがない (isoganai)do not hurry up |
| Polite negative | いそぎません (isogimasen)do not hurry up |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | いそいだ (isoida)hurried up |
| Polite past | いそぎました (isogimashita)hurried up |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | いそがなかった (isoganakatta)did not hurry up |
| Polite past negative | いそぎませんでした (isogimasendeshita)did not hurry up |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | いそいで (isoide)hurrying up (and then) |
| Polite te-form | いそぎまして (isogimashite)hurrying up (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | いそいでいる (isoideiru)be hurrying up |
| Polite te-iru | いそいでいます (isoideimasu)be hurrying up |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | いそげば (isogeba)if you hurry up |
| Rare literary polite conditional | いそぎますれば (isogimasureba)if you hurry up (rare and literary). In ordinary polite conversation, use the plain conditional and make the main clause polite |
Conditional, tara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, tara | いそいだら (isoidara)if you hurry up |
| Polite conditional, tara | いそぎましたら (isogimashitara)if you hurry up |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | いそげる (isogeru)can hurry up |
| Polite potential | いそげます (isogemasu)can hurry up |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | いそごう (isogou)let's hurry up! |
| Polite volitional | いそぎましょう (isogimashou)let's hurry up! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | いそぎたい (isogitai)want to hurry up |
| Polite desire, tai | いそぎたいです (isogitaidesu)want to hurry up |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | いそがれる (isogareru)be affected when someone hurries up |
| Polite passive | いそがれます (isogaremasu)be affected when someone hurries up |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | いそがせる (isogaseru)make or let someone hurry up |
| Polite causative | いそがせます (isogasemasu)make or let someone hurry up |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | いそがせられる (isogaserareru)be made to hurry up |
| Polite causative-passive | いそがせられます (isogaseraremasu)be made to hurry up |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | いそぐな (isoguna)do not hurry up! |
| Polite negative request | いそがないでください (isoganaidekudasai)please do not hurry up |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | いそぎます (isogimasu)hurry up |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | いそぎません (isogimasen)do not hurry up |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | いそぎました (isogimashita)hurried up |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | いそぎませんでした (isogimasendeshita)did not hurry up |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | いそいでください (isoidekudasai)please hurry up |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | いそがないでください (isoganaidekudasai)please do not hurry up |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | いそぎましょう (isogimashou)let's hurry up! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | いそいでもいい (isoidemoii)may hurry up |
| Polite permission | いそいでもいいです (isoidemoiidesu)may hurry up |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | いそいではいけない (isoidehaikenai)must not hurry up |
| Polite prohibition | いそいではいけません (isoidehaikemasen)must not hurry up |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | いそぎなさい (isoginasai)hurry up (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | いそいでみる (isoidemiru)try to hurry up |
| Polite try doing | いそいでみます (isoidemimasu)try to hurry up |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | いそいでしまう (isoideshimau)hurry up completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | いそいでしまいます (isoideshimaimasu)hurry up completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | いそいでおく (isoideoku)hurry up in advance |
| Polite preparation | いそいでおきます (isoideokimasu)hurry up in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | いそいだことがある (isoidakotogaaru)have the experience of: hurried up |
| Polite past experience | いそいだことがあります (isoidakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: hurried up |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | いそぐと (isoguto)whenever you hurry up |
| Polite automatic result | いそぎますと (isogimasuto)whenever you hurry up |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | いそぐなら (isogunara)if you mean to hurry up |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | いそぐだろう (isogudarou)probably hurry up |
| Polite probability | いそぐでしょう (isogudeshou)probably hurry up |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | いそげ (isoge)hurry up! |
| Polite request | いそいでください (isoidekudasai)please hurry up |
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