迫る · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 迫る | 迫らない |
| Polite | 迫ります | 迫りません |
| Past polite | 迫りました | 迫りませんでした |
| Past | 迫った | 迫らなかった |
| Te-form | 迫って | 迫らないで |
| Desire | 迫りたい | 迫りたくない |
| Potential | 迫れる | 迫れない |
| Passive | 迫られる | 迫られない |
| Causative | 迫らせる | 迫らせない |
| Causative passive | 迫らせられるalso 迫らされる | 迫らせられないalso 迫らされない |
| Volitional | 迫ろう | |
| Polite volitional | 迫りましょう | |
| Imperative | 迫れ | 迫るな |
| Conditional | 迫れば | 迫らなければ |
| Tara conditional | 迫ったら | 迫らなかったら |
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
approach; draw near; be imminent
Intransitive use for physical or temporal approach, often with a sense of urgency or inevitability. Common with time limits, deadlines, or threats.
The deadline is approaching.
A typhoon is approaching Kyushu.
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
Transitive use: to press someone for an answer, decision, or action. Often used with に for the person and を for the thing demanded.
The reporters pressed the minister to resign.
He was pressed by a friend to repay the debt.
The submission deadline is drawing near.
I pressed my boss to withdraw his resignation letter.
A management crisis is looming over the company.
The reporters pressed the politician for a response.
迫る conveys drawing near or pressing close in a broader sense, while 追い上げる is used specifically for a pursuer steadily closing a competitive gap.
gain on; close in on; run close
Rarely used kanji form.