Japanese

すぎさる
Meaning: to pass by; to pass
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 過ぎ去る 過ぎ去らない
Polite 過ぎ去ります 過ぎ去りません
Past 過ぎ去った 過ぎ去らなかった
Polite + Past 過ぎ去りました 過ぎ去りませんでした
Te-form 過ぎ去って 過ぎ去らなくて
Potential 過ぎ去れる 過ぎ去れない
Passive 過ぎ去られる 過ぎ去られない
Causative 過ぎ去らせる 過ぎ去らせない
Causative + Passive 過ぎ去らされる 過ぎ去らされない
Imperative 過ぎ去れ 過ぎ去るな

Handwriting

過
ぎ
去
る

Example sentences

Time that has passed will never return.
嵐が過ぎ去った後、空には虹が架かっていた。
After the storm passed, a rainbow was arched across the sky.
過ぎ去った春の日の夢を儚む。
Mourning the dreams of past spring days.
人生は騏驥過隙のごとく、瞬く間に過ぎ去ってしまう。
Life is like a swift horse passing a gap; it passes by in the blink of an eye.
露往霜来のごとく時は早く過ぎ去っていく
Time passes swiftly like dew giving way to frost.

Usage Notes

Used for both physical passage (like a storm) and the passage of time.

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