走る
はしる
to run
Hashiru (走る) is a godan verb meaning "to run". Its polite form is 走ります (hashirimasu), its te form is 走って (hashitte), its past form is 走った (hashitta), and its negative form is 走らない (hashiranai).
Godan verbJLPT N5
Hashiru (走る) conjugation quick reference
走る means "to run". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.
Hashiru example sentences
毎日こうえんで走ります。
I run in the park every day.
きのう、学校まで走りました。
I ran to school yesterday.
今日は走りません。
I won’t run today.
How to use Hashiru: grammar notes
•Use 走る with the particle を when talking about running through or along a place, like 道を走る (to run along the road).
•To say where someone is running to, use the particle に, like 学校に走る (to run to school).
•Don’t use で to mark the place you run in—use を instead (e.g., ❌ 公園で走る → ✅ 公園を走る for "run through the park").
•JLPT N5 level
Common phrases with Hashiru
学校へ走って行く
Run to school
電車に乗り遅れないように走る
Run so you don't miss the train
道を走っている人
A person running on the road
Hashiru (走る) conjugation table
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forms | ||
| Dictionary Form | 走る | hashiru |
| Masu Form | 走ります | hashirimasu |
| Te Form | 走って | hashitte |
| Past Form | 走った | hashitta |
| Negative Form | 走らない | hashiranai |
| Past Negative | 走らなかった | hashiranakatta |
| Polite Forms | ||
| Polite Present | 走ります | hashirimasu |
| Polite Past | 走りました | hashirimashita |
| Polite Negative | 走りません | hashirimasen |
| Polite Past Negative | 走りませんでした | hashirimasendeshita |
| Advanced Forms | ||
| Potential Form | 走れる | hashireru |
| Passive Form | 走られる | hashirareru |
| Causative Form | 走らせる | hashiraseru |
| Causative Passive | 走らされる | hashirasareru |
| Volitional Form | 走ろう | hashirou |
| Imperative Form | 走れ | hashire |
| Conditional Forms | ||
| Conditional (ば) | 走れば | hashireba |
| Conditional (たら) | 走ったら | hashittara |
| Other Forms | ||
| Progressive Form | 走っている | hashitteiru |
| Desire (たい) | 走りたい | hashiritai |
| Prohibition | 走るな | hashiruna |