Japanese

はこぶ
Meaning: to carry; to transport
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 運ぶ 運ばない
Polite 運びます 運びません
Past 運んだ 運ばなかった
Polite + Past 運びました 運びませんでした
Te-form 運んで 運ばなくて
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 運ばされる 運ばされない
Imperative 運べ 運ぶな

Handwriting

運
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Example sentences

He carried the heavy luggage to the second floor.
この荷物は重いので、二人で運ぼう。
Since this luggage is heavy, let's carry it with two people.
荷物が軽いので、一人で運べます。
Since the luggage is light, I can carry it by myself.
2人で協力して、この重い机を運んだ。
The two of us cooperated to carry this heavy desk.
彼女の重い荷物を駅まで運ぶのを手伝った
I helped her carry her heavy luggage to the station.
これくらいなら、一人で運べるよ。
I can carry this much by myself.
その荷物を運ぶのに困っているなら、手を貸しましょうか。
If you're having trouble carrying that luggage, shall I lend a hand?
このくらいの重さなら、一人で運べます。
If it's about this heavy, I can carry it alone.
このスーツケースは一人で運ぶには重たすぎる。
This suitcase is too heavy for me to carry alone.
そのトラックは、大量の荷物を運んでいた。
That truck was carrying a large amount of cargo.

Usage Notes

Used for physical carrying or moving of objects or people.

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