Japanese

にげまわる
Meaning: to run around (trying to escape); to dodge
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 逃げ回る 逃げ回らない
Polite 逃げ回ります 逃げ回りません
Past 逃げ回った 逃げ回らなかった
Polite + Past 逃げ回りました 逃げ回りませんでした
Te-form 逃げ回って 逃げ回らなくて
Potential 逃げ回れる 逃げ回れない
Passive 逃げ回られる 逃げ回られない
Causative 逃げ回らせる 逃げ回らせない
Causative + Passive 逃げ回らされる 逃げ回らされない
Imperative 逃げ回れ 逃げ回るな

Handwriting

逃
げ
回
る

Example

The thief escaped from the police and ran all around the city.

Usage Notes

Describes the act of moving from place to place to avoid capture or detection.

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