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Learn Japanese: oyogu - to swim

Japanese
/Verb + の + ability
/oyogu

oyogu

Word

泳およぐoyogu

Meaning

to swim

Part of speech

godan - group 1, intransitive, verb

Pronunciation

Course

Lesson

Verb + の + ability

Breakdown & Usages Conjugations

Breakdown of oyogu

If there's water, and then more drops of water, you'll soon be swimming.

Usages of oyogu

泳およぐの　が　下へ手た。oyoguno ga heta.

(I)'m bad at swimming.

彼かの女じょ　は　テニス　や　泳およぐの　が　上じょう手ず。kanozyo ha tenisu ya oyoguno ga zyouzu.

She's good at tennis and swimming (among other things).

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

川かわ　で　泳およいだこと　が　ある。kawa de oyoidakoto ga aru.

I have swum in a river before.

プール　で　泳およいだの　は　楽たのしかった。puuru de oyoidano ha tanosikatta.

Swimming in the pool was fun.

プール　が　開あいて　いない　ので、　海うみ　で　泳およぎました。puuru ga aite inai node, umi de oyogimasita.

The pool was not open, so I swam in the sea.

彼かの女じょ　は　毎まい日にち、　二に千せん　メートル　を　泳およぎます。kanozyo ha mainiti, nisen meetoru wo oyogimasu.

She swims 2000 meters every day.

泳およぎoyogi

彼かの女じょ　は　一いち度ど　も　泳およげない。kanozyo ha itido mo oyogenai.

She has never been able to swim. (not even once)

安あん全ぜん　だったら、　ここ　で　泳およぎます。anzen dattara, koko de oyogimasu.

If it’s safe, I will swim here.

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