泳ぐ
およぐ
verb (godan)
to swim
Conjugation
| Affirmative | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 泳ぐ | 泳がない |
| Present polite | 泳ぎます | 泳ぎません |
| Past | 泳いだ | 泳がなかった |
| Past polite | 泳ぎました | 泳ぎませんでした |
| て form | 泳いで | 泳がなくて |
| ている present | 泳いでいる | 泳いでいない |
| ている polite | 泳いでいます | 泳いでいません |
| ている past | 泳いでいた | 泳いでいなかった |
| ている past polite | 泳いでいました | 泳いでいませんでした |
| Conditional ば | 泳げば | 泳がなければ |
| Conditional たら | 泳いだら | 泳がなかったら |
| Volitional | 泳ごう | — |
| Volitional polite | 泳ぎましょう | — |
| Potential | 泳げる | 泳げない |
| Passive | 泳がれる | 泳がれない |
| Causative | 泳がせる | 泳がせない |
| Imperative | 泳げ | 泳ぐな |
1.
to swim
To move through water using one's limbs. Used for recreational swimming, exercise, or competitive swimming.
Swimming in the river is dangerous, so please swim in the pool or the ocean.
泳ぐ means to move through water using one's body. The location is marked with で: プールで泳ぐ (swim in a pool).
TRANSITIVITY:
- Type: 自動詞 (intransitive)
- No transitive pair
ASPECT (ている):
泳いでいる means "is swimming" (ongoing action), not a resulting state.
COMMON PATTERNS:
- プールで泳ぐ: swim in the pool
- 海で泳ぐ: swim in the ocean
- 泳ぎに行く: go swimming (purpose)
- 泳ぎ方: way of swimming, swimming technique
- 平泳ぎ: breaststroke
- 背泳ぎ: backstroke
RELATED:
- 水泳: swimming (as a sport or competitive activity)
- 泳ぎ: a swim; swimming (noun form)