早まる
早まる · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 早まる | 早まらない |
| Polite | 早まります | 早まりません |
| Past polite | 早まりました | 早まりませんでした |
| Past | 早まった | 早まらなかった |
| Te-form | 早まって | 早まらないで |
| Desire | 早まりたい | 早まりたくない |
| Potential | 早まれる | 早まれない |
| Passive | 早まられる | 早まられない |
| Causative | 早まらせる | 早まらせない |
| Causative passive | 早まらせられるalso 早まらされる | 早まらせられないalso 早まらされない |
| Volitional | 早まろう | |
| Polite volitional | 早まりましょう | |
| Imperative | 早まれ | 早まるな |
| Conditional | 早まれば | 早まらなければ |
| Tara conditional | 早まったら | 早まらなかったら |
Meanings
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
be moved up; be advanced; be brought forward
Only when written 早まる
Describes a schedule, event, or deadline being shifted to an earlier time. Often used with time expressions like 〜時間 or 〜日.
The meeting start time was moved up by 30 minutes.
It was decided that the departure would be advanced by one day.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
be hasty; be rash; jump the gun
Only when written 早まる
Refers to acting prematurely or making a rash decision. Often used in warnings or regrets about doing something too soon.
You shouldn't rush into a reply.
He rashly quit his job.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
speed up; quicken; gather speed
Describes an increase in physical speed or pace. 速まる is often preferred for this sense.
The car's speed gradually increased.
My running pace has quickened.
Usage patterns
- 〈事〉が早まるfor an event or schedule to be moved up earlier
The departure schedule got moved up.
- 早まるなused to warn someone not to act rashly or jump to conclusions
Don't be rash—it's still too early to draw conclusions.
- 脈が早まるfor one's pulse or heartbeat to quicken
My pulse quickened from nervousness.