泳(およ)ぐ

およぐ
verb (godan)
to swim
1. to swim
To move through water using one's limbs. Used for recreational swimming, exercise, or competitive swimming.
夏(なつ)は毎日(まいにち)プールで泳(およ)ぎます。
I swim in the pool every day in summer.
海(うみ)で泳(およ)ぐのは楽(たの)しいです。
Swimming in the ocean is fun.
Nominalized with の
子供(こども)のとき、泳(およ)ぎ方(かた)を習(なら)いました。
I learned how to swim when I was a child.
泳ぎ方 = way of swimming
川(かわ)で泳(およ)ぐのは危(あぶ)ないので、プールか海(うみ)で泳(およ)いでください。
Swimming in the river is dangerous, so please swim in the pool or the ocean.
彼(かれ)は50メートルを30秒(びょう)で泳(およ)げるので、水泳(すいえい)チームに入(はい)りました。
He can swim 50 meters in 30 seconds, so he joined the swimming team.

TRANSITIVITY: 自動詞(じどうし) (intransitive). No pair verb. Pattern: Xで泳(およ)ぐ (swim in/at X).

ASPECT: ている indicates ongoing action. 泳(およ)いでいる = 'is swimming.'

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • プールで泳(およ)ぐ (swim in the pool)
  • 海(うみ)で泳(およ)ぐ (swim in the ocean)
  • 泳(およ)ぎ方(かた) (way of swimming)
  • 泳(およ)ぎに行(い)く (go swimming)

Related: 水泳(すいえい) (swimming as a sport/activity).

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Added 2026.1.7 21:08 · Revised 2026.2.10 6:37
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