- Basic forms
- 走る — to run / base form
- 走ります — (I) run / masu form
- 走った — ran / ta form
- 走って — run and…; please run / te-form
- 走らない — don’t run / negative form
- 走れば — if (you) run / conditional
- 走れ・走りなさい — run!; please run / imperative
- Other common forms
- 走りたい — want to run / 〜たい form
- 走れる — can run / potential
- 走れた — was able to run / past potential
- 走れない — cannot run / negative potential
- More
- 走ろう — let’s run / 〜よう form
- 走らなかった — didn’t run / past negative
- 走っている — is running / progressive
走る(はしる) is a godan verb, but its potential form is irregular: instead of the usual pattern, it becomes 走れる(はしれる). This is a special subgroup of -る ending godan verbs.
- 走る — to run
- 走行 — running / traveling
- 走破 — run through / complete (a course)
- 脱走 — escape
- 暴走 — reckless driving / rampage
- 競走 — race / competition
- 疾走 — sprint / dash
- 奔走 — running about / making every effort
走 shows a person in motion — a clear visual of fast movement. It forms the base of many verbs and nouns relating to running, motion, and quick action, both physically and metaphorically.
You’ll find 走 in vocabulary about speed, urgency, and dynamic behavior.
犬が走っています。
The dog is running.
子供達が公園で走りまわっている。
The children are running around in the park.
