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Japanese

はかどる
Meaning: to make good progress; to proceed smoothly
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Verb inflections
Form Affirmative Negative
Present 捗る 捗らない
Polite 捗ります 捗りません
Past 捗った 捗らなかった
Polite + Past 捗りました 捗りませんでした
Te-form 捗って 捗らなくて
Potential 捗れる 捗れない
Passive 捗られる 捗られない
Causative 捗らせる 捗らせない
Causative + Passive 捗らされる 捗らされない
Imperative 捗れ 捗るな

Example

朝はカフェで作業がよく捗った。
My work progressed very well at the café in the morning.

Usage Notes

Usually describes work, preparation, or a project that is moving forward efficiently; it is intransitive, so the task or work is often the subject.

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