人波を泳ぐ · godan verb (-gu)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 人波を泳ぐ | 人波を泳がない |
| Polite | 人波を泳ぎます | 人波を泳ぎません |
| Past polite | 人波を泳ぎました | 人波を泳ぎませんでした |
| Past | 人波を泳いだ | 人波を泳がなかった |
| Te-form | 人波を泳いで | 人波を泳がないで |
| Desire | 人波を泳ぎたい | 人波を泳ぎたくない |
| Potential | 人波を泳げる | 人波を泳げない |
| Passive | 人波を泳がれる | 人波を泳がれない |
| Causative | 人波を泳がせる | 人波を泳がせない |
| Causative passive | 人波を泳がせられるalso 人波を泳がされる | 人波を泳がせられないalso 人波を泳がされない |
| Volitional | 人波を泳ごう | |
| Polite volitional | 人波を泳ぎましょう | |
| Imperative | 人波を泳げ | 人波を泳ぐな |
| Conditional | 人波を泳げば | 人波を泳がなければ |
| Tara conditional | 人波を泳いだら | 人波を泳がなかったら |
wade through a crowd; swim through a sea of people
Idiomatic expression describing moving through a dense crowd, often with effort. The verb 泳ぐ metaphorically suggests swimming through people.
I waded through the crowd in front of the station and finally reached the ticket gate.
It's tough to swim through the festival crowd.