駆 る karu
karu
Godan Verb (ru)
1. to spur on; to urge forward; to impel
Transitive
karewa shōdōni karareta.
He was borne away by an impulse.
Godan Verb (ru)
2. to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
Transitive
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Example Sentences
karewa shōdōni karareta.
He was borne away by an impulse.
60 Variants Available
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Common 24 items
kattabakari
Indicates an action has just been completed
1. Just finished running; Recently ran
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kacchau
The completive aspect (contracted form) - indicates completion or regret
1. To drive away; To get rid of
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kattoku
Preparatory: doing something in advance or leaving it done
1. To prepare beforehand; To do in advance
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kara nakutemo iu
Expresses lack of necessity ("don't have to do")
1. Don't have to drive.; Don't need to drive.
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karitai
Expresses the desire to do something ("want to…")
1. Want to drive; Want to operate (machinery)
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karitakunai
Expresses the lack of desire to do something ("do not want to…")
1. Don't want to drive.; Don't want to urge.
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karu tokoro
Indicates being about to do something
1. About to drive; About to operate (a vehicle)
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karu mitai
Expresses appearance based on observation ("looks like...")
1. Looks like driving; Seems to be running/operating (like a vehicle)
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karanaide kudasai
A polite negative request ("please don't...")
1. Don't drive.; Don't operate (a machine).
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katta sōda
Expresses hearsay about a past event ("I heard that...")
1. Apparently ran; It is said they ran
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kattara
The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If/when driven; If/when operated (a vehicle)
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kattarashii
Expresses appearance about a past event ("seems to have...")
1. Seemed to have run.; Appeared to have rushed.
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karaserareru
The causative-passive form (is made to be done)
1. To be made to drive; To be forced to run
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karisōda
Expresses appearance from visual evidence
1. Looks like it will run.; Seems about to rush.
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karurashii
Expresses appearance based on inference ("seems that...")
1. Seems to drive.; Apparently drives.
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