運ぶ

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carry, transport, visit, make one’s way to, come
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/hakobɯ/
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To move a person, thing or course of events along.
Practice using 運ぶ in conversation until it feels natural

Examples

  • 仕事が思うように運ばない。
    The work is not going as hoped.
  • 交渉は順調に運んでいる。
    The negotiations are progressing well.
  • けが人を病院へ運んだ。
    They took the injured person to hospital.
  • 話がうまく運んでよかった。
    I’m glad the discussion went well.
  • 話を結論へ運んだ。
    They steered the discussion toward a conclusion.

Similar words

輸送する
取り運ぶ
お越しになる
運搬する
進展する
いらっしゃる
訪れる
行く
出向く
移す

Meanings

Carry or transport

verb
transport
neutral
To take a person or object from one place to another.

Examples

  • 箱を二階に運んでください。
    Please carry the box upstairs.
  • この机は一人では運べない。
    I cannot move this desk alone.
  • トラックで家具を運んだ。
    We transported the furniture by truck.
  • 毎朝牛乳を店に運びます。
    I deliver milk to the shop every morning.
  • けが人を病院へ運んだ。
    They took the injured person to hospital.

Similar words

運搬する
輸送する
移す

Make a visit

verb
travel
neutral
To make the effort to go to a place, especially in the fixed expression 足を運ぶ.

Examples

  • 週末は何度も店に足を運んだ。
    I went to the shop several times this weekend.
  • 遠くから会場まで足を運んでくれた。
    They made the trip to the venue from far away.
  • 展覧会に足を運んでみてください。
    Please visit the exhibition.
  • その公園へ足を運ぶ人が増えた。
    More people visit that park now.
  • 私も現地に足を運びたい。
    I also want to go to the site.

Similar words

出向く
訪れる
行く

Come or go respectfully

verb
social
formal
To come or go, said respectfully of a guest in forms such as お運びになる.

Examples

  • 本日はお運びいただき、ありがとうございます。
    Thank you for coming today.
  • 遠方からお運びくださいました。
    You came from far away.
  • ぜひ会場にお運びください。
    Please come to the venue.
  • 多くのお客様がお運びになりました。
    Many guests came.
  • またお運びいただければ幸いです。
    We would be delighted if you visited again.

Similar words

いらっしゃる
お越しになる

Advance a matter

verb
work
neutral
To guide a meeting, plan or negotiation through its planned stages.

Examples

  • 会議を予定どおりに運んだ。
    We conducted the meeting as scheduled.
  • 交渉を慎重に運ぶ必要がある。
    We need to handle the negotiations carefully.
  • 式を滞りなく運びたい。
    I want the ceremony to proceed without trouble.
  • 計画をうまく運んでください。
    Please carry out the plan well.
  • 話を結論へ運んだ。
    They steered the discussion toward a conclusion.

Similar words

進める
取り運ぶ

Proceed smoothly

verb
work
neutral
For work or talks to make progress, especially without trouble.

Examples

  • 交渉は順調に運んでいる。
    The negotiations are progressing well.
  • 仕事が思うように運ばない。
    The work is not going as hoped.
  • 準備は予定どおりに運んだ。
    The preparations proceeded as planned.
  • 話がうまく運んでよかった。
    I’m glad the discussion went well.
  • すべてが円滑に運ぶとは限らない。
    Things do not always proceed smoothly.

Similar words

進む
進展する
はかどる

Etymology

FAQ

What does 運ぶ mean?

To move a person, thing or course of events along.

How do you read 運ぶ?

It is read はこぶ, written hakobu.

When would you use 運ぶ?

The object moved can be physical; with 足, an honored visitor, or an abstract matter the construction changes the sense.

How is 運ぶ different from 持つ?

持つ means to hold something; this word normally moves it somewhere.

How does 運ぶ change in a sentence?

It is a godan verb: 運びます, 運んで, 運んだ and 運ばない.

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