(はし)(まわ)

はしりまわる
godan verb
to run around
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present(はし)(まわ)(はし)(まわ)らない
Present polite(はし)(まわ)ります(はし)(まわ)りません
Past(はし)(まわ)った(はし)(まわ)らなかった
Past polite(はし)(まわ)りました(はし)(まわ)りませんでした
て form(はし)(まわ)って(はし)(まわ)らなくて
ている present(はし)(まわ)っている(はし)(まわ)っていない
ている polite(はし)(まわ)っています(はし)(まわ)っていません
ている past(はし)(まわ)っていた(はし)(まわ)っていなかった
ている past polite(はし)(まわ)っていました(はし)(まわ)っていませんでした
Conditional ば(はし)(まわ)れば(はし)(まわ)らなければ
Conditional たら(はし)(まわ)ったら(はし)(まわ)らなかったら
Volitional(はし)(まわ)ろう
Volitional polite(はし)(まわ)りましょう
Potential(はし)(まわ)れる(はし)(まわ)れない
Passive(はし)(まわ)られる(はし)(まわ)られない
Causative(はし)(まわ)らせる(はし)(まわ)らせない
Imperative(はし)(まわ)(はし)(まわ)るな
1. to run around
To run in various directions, typically with high energy, often used for children or animals.
(いぬ)(はし)(まわ)っている。
The dog is running around.
子供(こども)たち(にわ)(はし)(まわ)った。
The children ran around the yard.
The cat is energetically running around inside the house.
The children had been running around in the park since morning.
A little boy was happily running around on the wide lawn.
2. to rush about, to run around busily
To be very busy running from place to place to get things done.
今日(きょう)(いそが)しく(はし)(まわ)った。
I was busy rushing about today.
仕事(しごと)一日中(いちにちじゅう)(はし)(まわ)っていた。
I was running around all day for work.
()(もの)あちこち(はし)(まわ)らなければならなかった。
I had to rush around from place to place for shopping.
I have been rushing about since morning to prepare for the meeting.
I had to rush around between city hall and the bank for the moving paperwork.

(はし)(まわ)る is an intransitive verb (自動詞(じどうし)) meaning to run around.

COMPOUND STRUCTURE:

ASPECT (ている):
(はし)(まわ)っている indicates an ongoing action of running around, often with energy.

COMMON PATTERNS:

USAGE NOTE:
Often used for children playing or animals being active. Also used figuratively to describe being very busy and having to go to many places.

[Register: Neutral]