運ぶ · godan verb (-bu)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 運ぶ | 運ばない |
| Polite | 運びます | 運びません |
| Past polite | 運びました | 運びませんでした |
| Past | 運んだ | 運ばなかった |
| Te-form | 運んで | 運ばないで |
| Desire | 運びたい | 運びたくない |
| Potential | 運べる | 運べない |
| Passive | 運ばれる | 運ばれない |
| Causative | 運ばせる | 運ばせない |
| Causative passive | 運ばせられるalso 運ばされる | 運ばせられないalso 運ばされない |
| Volitional | 運ぼう | |
| Polite volitional | 運びましょう | |
| Imperative | 運べ | 運ぶな |
| Conditional | 運べば | 運ばなければ |
| Tara conditional | 運んだら | 運ばなかったら |
godan verb (-bu), transitive verb
The basic transitive use: moving a person, object, goods, information, or something tangible from one place to another.
この箱を二階まで運んでください。
Please carry this box up to the second floor.
godan verb (-bu), transitive verb
Respectful use in fixed patterns such as お運びになる and お運びくださる, often for someone graciously coming to or going to a place or event.
Thank you for coming all this way today.
godan verb (-bu), transitive verb
move or handle a brush; use an implement
Used with implements such as 筆 or 箸 to describe the controlled movement or handling of the tool, rather than transporting it somewhere.
The calligrapher moved the brush quietly.
godan verb (-bu), transitive verb
carry out; proceed with; steer
Transitive abstract use for handling or steering matters, negotiations, conversations, or arrangements in a certain direction.
Advance preparation is needed to steer the negotiations in your favor.
godan verb (-bu), intransitive verb
Intransitive abstract use for events, talks, work, or plans proceeding in a certain way; common with adverbs such as うまく and 順調に.
The discussion went better than expected.
We transported the moving boxes to the new house by truck.
The calligraphy teacher moved the brush slowly and carefully.
He steered the negotiations skillfully.
The project is proceeding smoothly.
The negotiations went well.
carry; bring (to a place)
carry in; bring in
gait; manner of walking; footwork · low-center-of-gravity movement
courier; smuggler; trafficker
carrier; bearer; conveyor
shiko-style walking; knee-bent walking exercise
proceed smoothly; carry out without a hitch
carry away; carry off
carry up; bring up
carry in; bring in