Learn Japanese: hayaku

From Lesson 320:Forming superlatives with 一番·Japanese

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Breakdown of hayaku

While both 速はやい and 早はやい can mean fast, when referring purely to speed and not also implying earliness, it's more common to use 速はやい.

Usages of hayaku

誰だれ　が　一いち番ばん　速はやく　走はしった？dare ga ichiban hayaku hashitta?

Who ran fastest?

雲くも　が　速はやく　動うごいて　いる。kumo ga hayaku ugoite iru.

The clouds are moving fast.

More from this lesson

kare wa ichiban hayai rannaa datta.kono resutoran wa ichiban oishii.byouin ichiban chikai byouin wa doko desu ka.kono byouin wa ichiban ii desu.dare ga ichiban hayaku hashitta?kono kyoku wa ichiban ninki ga arimasu.ichiban no densha wa nanji ni demasu ka.

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Japanese verbs conjugate based on tense, politeness, and mood. For example, the polite present form adds ‑ます to the verb stem, while the past tense uses ‑ました. Unlike English, Japanese verbs don't change based on the subject — the same form works for "I", "you", and "they".

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Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita