Japanese

がる

かけあがる
Meaning: to run up
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 駆け上がる 駆け上がらない
Polite 駆け上がります 駆け上がりません
Past 駆け上がった 駆け上がらなかった
Polite + Past 駆け上がりました 駆け上がりませんでした
Te-form 駆け上がって 駆け上がらなくて
Potential 駆け上がれる 駆け上がれない
Passive 駆け上がられる 駆け上がられない
Causative 駆け上がらせる 駆け上がらせない
Causative + Passive 駆け上がらされる 駆け上がらされない
Imperative 駆け上がれ 駆け上がるな

Handwriting

駆
け
上
が
る

Example sentences

He ran up the stairs at once.
急いで階段を駆け上がった。
I rushed up the stairs.
二階で物音がしたので、階下にいた母は驚いて階段を駆け上がった。
Hearing a noise on the second floor, the mother, who was downstairs, was startled and ran up the stairs.
階段を駆け上がると、息遣いが荒くなった。
After running up the stairs, my breathing became heavy.
彗星のように現れた新人歌手が、瞬く間にスターダムを駆け上がった。
A new singer who appeared like a comet rose to stardom in the blink of an eye.

Usage Notes

Used specifically for the action of ascending quickly by running.

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