Which one should you use?
The way you express a request to hurry changes based on the level of respect and urgency required. 急いでください is a polite way to say 'please hurry', while お急ぎください is a respectful version suitable for formal settings like business meetings or when addressing elders. For casual settings, 急いで is common with friends or family, whereas 急いでくれ is a casual expression that is actually more polite than simply saying 急いで. If you need to issue a very strong, blunt command, such as in a high-stress situation or from a superior to a subordinate, you can use the imperative form 急げ.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The dictionary form 急ぐ is an intransitive verb. The te-form 急いで is used to describe an action being done in a hurried manner or to connect the act of hurrying to another action.
How do you pronounce it?
isogu
Did you know?
- The verb 急ぐ may share its roots with the word いそいそ, which describes moving 'cheerfully' or 'unreservedly' rather than in a stressful rush.
- The word 急ぐ has been recorded in Japanese court music called saibara since at least the late 600s.
Examples in context
- 急ぐ必要はないよ。You don't have to hurry.This sentence shows how to express that there is no necessity to use 急ぐ.Tatoeba #182493 by bunbuku, translation #19655 by Swift
- 何も急ぐ事はないよ。There is no hurry.This sentence is useful for stating that there is no hurry using 急ぐ.Tatoeba #187671 by bunbuku, translation #24809 by CK
- 急ぐ必要はなさそうだ。There seems no need to hurry.This sentence demonstrates how to say there seems to be no need to use 急ぐ.Tatoeba #182491 by small_snow, translation #19653 by CM
- 社長、お客様がもうすぐ到着しますので、急いでください。Boss, the client will be arriving soon, so please hurry.
- 早く、急いで！遅れるよ！Hurry up! We're going to be late!
- 映画の上映が始まる前に着いてくれ！急いでくれよ！Please arrive before the movie starts! Hurry, please!
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Example conversation
Two siblings are getting ready to leave the house.
- 陽葵 Himariもう行かなきゃ。急ぐよ！Mō ikanakya. Isogu yo!We have to go now. I'm hurrying!
- 陽太 Yotaそんなに急ぐ必要はないよ。Sonna ni isogu hitsuyō wa nai yo.There's no need to hurry that much.
- 陽葵 Himariでも、電車に遅れるよ。Demo, densha ni okureru yo.But we'll miss the train.
- 陽太 Yotaわかった。僕も急ぐね。Wakatta. Boku mo isogu ne.Got it. I'll hurry too.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “hurry” translations and entries 急ぐ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries 急ぐ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
