運ぶ
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 |
Meanings
godan verb (-bu), transitive verb
The basic transitive use: moving a person, object, goods, information, or something tangible from one place to another.
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.
Usage patterns
- 〈物〉を〈場所〉へ運ぶto carry/transport something to a place
We transported the moving boxes to the new house by truck.
- 筆を運ぶto move a brush (in calligraphy or painting)
The calligraphy teacher moved the brush slowly and carefully.
- 〈事〉を運ぶto steer or handle a matter (negotiations, plans) in a certain way
He steered the negotiations skillfully.
- 〈事〉が順調に運ぶfor things (plans, work) to proceed smoothly
The project is proceeding smoothly.
- うまく運ぶfor something to go well
The negotiations went well.