追(お)い掛(か)ける

おいかける
verb (ichidan)
to chase, to pursue, to run after
他動詞 transitiveaction
See also: 追(お)いかける (chase (kana))
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present追(お)い掛(か)ける追(お)い掛(か)けない
Present polite追(お)い掛(か)けます追(お)い掛(か)けません
Past追(お)い掛(か)けた追(お)い掛(か)けなかった
Past polite追(お)い掛(か)けました追(お)い掛(か)けませんでした
て form追(お)い掛(か)けて追(お)い掛(か)けなくて
ている present追(お)い掛(か)けている追(お)い掛(か)けていない
ている polite追(お)い掛(か)けています追(お)い掛(か)けていません
ている past追(お)い掛(か)けていた追(お)い掛(か)けていなかった
ている past polite追(お)い掛(か)けていました追(お)い掛(か)けていませんでした
Conditional ば追(お)い掛(か)ければ追(お)い掛(か)けなければ
Conditional たら追(お)い掛(か)けたら追(お)い掛(か)けなかったら
Volitional追(お)い掛(か)けよう—
Volitional polite追(お)い掛(か)けましょう—
Potential追(お)い掛(か)けられる追(お)い掛(か)けられない
Passive追(お)い掛(か)けられる追(お)い掛(か)けられない
Causative追(お)い掛(か)けさせる追(お)い掛(か)けさせない
Imperative追(お)い掛(か)けろ追(お)い掛(か)けるな
1. to chase, to run after
To follow someone or something quickly in order to catch them.
犬(いぬ)が猫(ねこ)を追(お)い掛(か)けた。
The dog chased the cat.
The children are chasing their friend.
泥棒(どろぼう)を追(お)い掛(か)けて捕(つか)まえた。
I chased the thief and caught him.
The police chased the escaped criminal by car.
He was about to miss the train, so he ran along the platform chasing after it.
2. to pursue, to go after
To seek or strive for something such as a goal, dream, or career.
夢(ゆめ)を追(お)い掛(か)けている。
I am pursuing my dream.
I am working hard every day pursuing my goal.
When I was young, I was pursuing a career in music.
Nothing will happen if you just keep chasing ideals.
She kept pursuing her dream despite her family's opposition.

追(お)い掛(か)ける is a transitive verb (他動詞(たどうし)) meaning to chase or pursue.

Etymology

ASPECT (ている):
追(お)い掛(か)けている indicates an ongoing chase or pursuit.

Common patterns

Forms

Related words

  • 追(お)い越(こ)す: to overtake (catch up and pass)
  • 追(お)い掛(か)ける focuses on the act of chasing, not necessarily catching