駆る
かる
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-ru), Transitive
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel- to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 駆るかる | 駆りますかります |
| Negative | 駆らないからない | 駆りませんかりません |
| Past | 駆ったかった | 駆りましたかりました |
| Past negative | 駆らなかったからなかった | 駆りませんでしたかりませんでした |
| Te-form | 駆ってかって |
|---|---|
| Potential | 駆れるかれる |
| Passive | 駆られるかられる |
| Causative | 駆らせるからせる |
| Volitional | 駆ろうかろう |
| Imperative | 駆れかれ |
| Conditional (ば) | 駆ればかれば |
| Conditional (たら) | 駆ったらかったら |
Example sentences
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He was borne away by an impulse.
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His curiosity prompted him to ask questions.
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He drove his car to Yokohama.
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When the house caught fire, an awful feeling came over me.
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A four-by-four will usually have much worse gas mileage than a compact.