JLPT N4 Elementary
運ぶ
To carry, transport, or proceed.
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Other forms
運びます polite form
運んで te-form
運んだ plain past
運べる potential form
運ばれる passive form
1 Transitive Verb
To carry / To transport
Refers to the physical action of moving an item or person from one point to another.
Example
この 段ボール を 二階 に 運んで ください 。
Please carry this cardboard box to the second floor.
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2 Intransitive Verb
To proceed / To progress
Describes the progression or unfolding of abstract matters like plans, negotiations, or events.
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3 Transitive Verb (in a set phrase)
To make the effort to go / visit
Used in the idiom 足を運ぶ (あしをはこぶ) to mean visiting a place in person, often implying effort.
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4 Transitive Verb
To come / To go (Honorific)
Serves as a highly formal expression for a guest or superior coming to a location.
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