泳ぐ（およぐ）
JLPT N5 · Godan verb (Group 1)
Pitch accent: nakadaka (middle-high) — pitch drops after mora 2
Meaning: to swim
Conjugation
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| masu-form (polite) | 泳ぎます | およぎます |
| te-form | 泳いで | およいで |
| ta-form (past) | 泳いだ | およいだ |
| nai-form (negative) | 泳がない | およがない |
| potential form | 泳げる | およげる |
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Example sentences
- 夏休みに海で泳いだ。 — I swam in the sea during summer vacation.
- 彼はとても速く泳ぐ。 — He swims very fast.
Idioms & proverbs containing “泳ぐ”
- 目が泳ぐ (めがおよぐ) — to dart around (of one's eyes); to be shifty
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