急ぐ

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
急
いそ
Grade: 3
kun’yomi

From Old Japanese.[1] Derivation unknown. Related to いそいそ (isoiso, “lighthearted, cheerful”),[1] possibly also related to 勇む (isamu).

Pronunciation

Verb

急ぐ (intransitive, godan conjugation, hiragana いそぐ, rōmaji isogu)

  1. to hasten or to rush, in order to get something done or to get somewhere
    急 (いそ)いで片付 (かたづ)ける
    isoide katazukeru
    to clean up in a rush

急ぐ (transitive, godan conjugation, hiragana いそぐ, rōmaji isogu)

  1. to prepare or expedite something
Conjugation
Conjugation of "急ぐ" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形) 急が いそが isoga
Continuative (連用形) 急ぎ いそぎ isogi
Terminal (終止形) 急ぐ いそぐ isogu
Attributive (連体形) 急ぐ いそぐ isogu
Hypothetical (仮定形) 急げ いそげ isoge
Imperative (命令形) 急げ いそげ isoge
Key constructions
Passive 急がれる いそがれる isogareru
Causative 急がせる
急がす		 いそがせる
いそがす		 isogaseru
isogasu
Potential 急げる いそげる isogeru
Volitional 急ごう いそごう isogō
Negative 急がない いそがない isoganai
Negative continuative 急がず いそがず isogazu
Formal 急ぎます いそぎます isogimasu
Perfective 急いだ いそいだ isoida
Conjunctive 急いで いそいで isoide
Hypothetical conditional 急げば いそげば isogeba
Derived terms

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
急
また
Grade: 3
kun’yomi

From Old Japanese.[1] Derivation unknown. Homophonic with 跨ぐ (matagu, “to straddle, to step across”), but semantic relationship is unclear; possibly having to do with ideas of striding, i.e. walking quickly.

Pronunciation

Alternative forms
  • 速ぐ

Verb

急ぐ (intransitive, godan conjugation, hiragana またぐ, rōmaji matagu)

  1. to be in a hurry, to be hasty
  2. to be impatient
Conjugation
Conjugation of "急ぐ" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形) 急が またが mataga
Continuative (連用形) 急ぎ またぎ matagi
Terminal (終止形) 急ぐ またぐ matagu
Attributive (連体形) 急ぐ またぐ matagu
Hypothetical (仮定形) 急げ またげ matage
Imperative (命令形) 急げ またげ matage
Key constructions
Passive 急がれる またがれる matagareru
Causative 急がせる
急がす		 またがせる
またがす		 matagaseru
matagasu
Potential 急げる またげる matageru
Volitional 急ごう またごう matagō
Negative 急がない またがない mataganai
Negative continuative 急がず またがず matagazu
Formal 急ぎます またぎます matagimasu
Perfective 急いだ またいだ mataida
Conjunctive 急いで またいで mataide
Hypothetical conditional 急げば またげば matageba

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1974, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Second Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō
  4. Hirayama, Tetsuo (1960) 全国アクセント辞典 (Nationwide Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: 東京堂,.
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