走る expresses running. The examples use polite everyday Japanese.
The idea
走る is a godan verb. 走ります is polite non-past, 走りません negative, 走りました past and 走って the て-form. を can mark the route traversed; まで marks the endpoint. In these uses the verb is intransitive.
| Dictionary form | Polite non-past | Polite negative | Polite past | て-form | Plain negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 走る | 走ります | 走りません | 走りました | 走って | 走らない |
Examples
- 毎朝、公園を走ります。I run through the park every morning.
- 学校まで走ります。I run to school.
- 昨日、友だちと走りました。Yesterday I ran with a friend.
- 雨の日は走りません。I do not run on rainy days.
- 危ないですから、ここでは走らないでください。It is dangerous, so please do not run here.
- 走って駅へ行きます。I run to the station.
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Watch out
走る is godan despite ending in る: its て-form is 走って. 歩く means walk, not run.
Try it yourself
Choose the particle in brackets. 公園_走ります。(を/に)
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を
を is correct. を can mark the route traversed; まで marks the endpoint.
Complete the ending to make the verb’s て-form. 走_駅へ行きます。(走る→て)
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って
って completes 走って. 走って is the て-form of 走る; it joins actions or precedes ください in a request.
Complete the ending to make the polite past. 昨日、友だちと走_。(走る→ました)
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りました
りました completes 走りました. 走りました is the polite past of 走る; 昨日 places the event yesterday.
Practice round
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Choose the particle in brackets. 公園_走ります。(を/に)
Complete the ending to make the verb’s て-form. 走_駅へ行きます。(走る→て)
Complete the ending to make the polite past. 昨日、友だちと走_。(走る→ました)
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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