急ぐ
いそぐ
to hurry, to be in a hurry, to rush
Godan verbJLPT N4
Example Sentences
バスが来るから、急いで！
The bus is coming, hurry up!
昨日、会議に遅れないように急いだ。
Yesterday, I hurried so I wouldn't be late for the meeting.
彼はあまりにも急がない人だ。
He is a person who doesn't hurry much.
Grammar Notes & Usage Tips
•急ぐ is usually used with the particle を when talking about hurrying something specific, like 仕事を急ぐ (to hurry the work).
•When you just mean "I'm in a hurry" or "Let's hurry," you can use 急ぐ on its own, like 急ごう (Let’s hurry) or 急いで！ (Hurry up!).
•Don't say 急ぐです — since 急ぐ is a verb, you say 急ぎます for polite form (not 急ぐです).
•JLPT N4 level
Common Phrases & Expressions
急いでください。
Please hurry.
学校に急ぐ。
Hurry to school.
急がなくてもいいよ。
You don’t have to hurry.
Complete Conjugation Table
Basic Forms
Dictionary Form
急ぐ
Masu Form
急ぎます
Te Form
急いで
Past Form
急いだ
Negative Form
急がない
Past Negative
急がなかった
Polite Forms
Polite Present
急ぎます
Polite Past
急ぎました
Polite Negative
急ぎません
Polite Past Negative
急ぎませんでした
Advanced Forms
Potential Form
急げる
Passive Form
急がれる
Causative Form
急がせる
Causative Passive
急がされる
Volitional Form
急ごう
Imperative Form
急げ
Conditional Forms
Conditional (ば)
急げば
Conditional (たら)
急いだら
Other Forms
Progressive Form
急いでいる
Desire (たい)
急ぎたい
Prohibition
急ぐな