(いそ)

いそぐ
verb (godan)
to hurry, to rush
自他動詞 transitive / intransitiveaction
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present(いそ)(いそ)がない
Present polite(いそ)ぎます(いそ)ぎません
Past(いそ)いだ(いそ)がなかった
Past polite(いそ)ぎました(いそ)ぎませんでした
て form(いそ)いで(いそ)がなくて
ている present(いそ)いでいる(いそ)いでいない
ている polite(いそ)いでいます(いそ)いでいません
ている past(いそ)いでいた(いそ)いでいなかった
ている past polite(いそ)いでいました(いそ)いでいませんでした
Conditional ば(いそ)げば(いそ)がなければ
Conditional たら(いそ)いだら(いそ)がなかったら
Volitional(いそ)ごう
Volitional polite(いそ)ぎましょう
Potential(いそ)げる(いそ)げない
Passive(いそ)がれる(いそ)がれない
Causative(いそ)がせる(いそ)がせない
Imperative(いそ)(いそ)ぐな
1. to hurry, to rush
To move or act quickly because of limited time. Can be used intransitively (to be in a hurry) or transitively (to hurry something along).
Please hurry.
(いそ)いで is the te-form, commonly used as 'quickly'
I'll miss the train, so I have to hurry.
I ate breakfast in a hurry.
(いそ)いで + verb = do something hurriedly

Transitivity: Both 自動詞(じどうし) (intransitive) and 他動詞(たどうし) (transitive). Pattern: (いそ)ぐ (hurry, be in a hurry—intransitive) / X(いそ)ぐ (hurry X along—transitive, less common).

Aspect:いる indicates ongoing state. (いそ)いでいる = 'is in a hurry' or 'is rushing.'

Common patterns

Related words

Caution: (いそ)ぐ implies physical hurrying. For 'time is running out' or 'urgent,' use (きゅう) (na-adjective) instead.