- Basic forms
- 運ぶ — to carry; to transport / base form
- 運びます — carry / masu form
- 運んだ — carried / ta form
- 運んで — carry and … / te-form
- 運ばない — don’t carry / negative
- 運べば — if (you) carry / conditional
- 運べ — carry! / imperative
- Other common forms
- 運びたい — want to carry
- 運べる — can carry
- 運べた — was able to carry
- More
- 運ぼう — let’s carry
- 運んでいる — is carrying
運ぶ(はこぶ) is a godan verb. It is used for carrying items, transporting goods, and figuratively for things “moving forward.”
- 運転 — driving
- 運動 — exercise
- 運命 — fate
- 運がいい — lucky
- 運送 — shipping, transport
- 運休 — service suspension (transport)
Compound Verbs - tap to expand
- 運び込む — to carry in; to bring inside
- 持ち運ぶ — to carry around; to transport by hand
- 運び出す — to carry out; to take outside
- 運び去る — to carry away; to remove completely
- 運び上げる — to carry up (to a higher place)
The kanji 運 combines 辶 (movement path) with 軍 (military), indicating something being moved or carried, such as supplies. Over time, it also came to represent "fate" or "luck" as something that moves or turns in life.
