走(はし)る

はしる

verb (godan)

to run

1. to run

To move quickly on foot. Faster than walking (歩(ある)く).

I run in the park every morning.

バスに乗(の)るために走(はし)りました。

I ran to catch the bus.

Please don't run in the hallway.

Negative request

The children are running in the park.

I was about to miss the train, so I ran to the station, but it had already left.

TRANSITIVITY: 自動詞(じどうし) (intransitive). No pair verb. Pattern: Xが走(はし)る (X runs) / Xを走(はし)る (run through X).

ASPECT: ている indicates ongoing action. 走(はし)っている = 'is running.'

COMMON PATTERNS:

Used for people, animals, vehicles. Faster than 歩(ある)く (walk). Godan verb - te-form: 走(はし)って.

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