泳ぐ
およぐ
to swim
Oyogu (泳ぐ) is a godan verb meaning "to swim". Its polite form is 泳ぎます (oyogimasu), its te form is 泳いで (oyoide), its past form is 泳いだ (oyoida), and its negative form is 泳がない (oyoganai).
Godan verbJLPT N5
Oyogu (泳ぐ) conjugation quick reference
泳ぐ means "to swim". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.
Oyogu example sentences
私は毎日泳ぎます。
I swim every day.
昨日、海で泳ぎました。
I swam in the sea yesterday.
今日は泳ぎません。
I won't swim today.
How to use Oyogu: grammar notes
•Use を after the place when treating it like a direct object, as in プールを泳ぐ (to swim in the pool), but it's more natural to say プールで泳ぐ using で to show the location.
•When talking about who is swimming, use the subject particle が — e.g., 子どもが泳ぐ (The child swims).
•Don’t forget that 泳ぐ turns into 泳ぎます in polite form — many beginners mistakenly say 泳ぎます as "oyogimasu" but forget the "g" sound comes from changing "gu" to "gi" before "masu."
•JLPT N5 level
Common phrases with Oyogu
海で泳ぐ
to swim in the ocean
泳ぎに行く
to go swimming
泳げない
can’t swim
Oyogu (泳ぐ) conjugation table
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forms | ||
| Dictionary Form | 泳ぐ | oyogu |
| Masu Form | 泳ぎます | oyogimasu |
| Te Form | 泳いで | oyoide |
| Past Form | 泳いだ | oyoida |
| Negative Form | 泳がない | oyoganai |
| Past Negative | 泳がなかった | oyoganakatta |
| Polite Forms | ||
| Polite Present | 泳ぎます | oyogimasu |
| Polite Past | 泳ぎました | oyogimashita |
| Polite Negative | 泳ぎません | oyogimasen |
| Polite Past Negative | 泳ぎませんでした | oyogimasendeshita |
| Advanced Forms | ||
| Potential Form | 泳げる | oyogeru |
| Passive Form | 泳がれる | oyogareru |
| Causative Form | 泳がせる | oyogaseru |
| Causative Passive | 泳がされる | oyogasareru |
| Volitional Form | 泳ごう | oyogou |
| Imperative Form | 泳げ | oyoge |
| Conditional Forms | ||
| Conditional (ば) | 泳げば | oyogeba |
| Conditional (たら) | 泳いだら | oyoidara |
| Other Forms | ||
| Progressive Form | 泳いでいる | oyoideiru |
| Desire (たい) | 泳ぎたい | oyogitai |
| Prohibition | 泳ぐな | oyoguna |