捗ら (ハカドラ)
Hakadora · はかどら — to make (good) progress, to move right ahead (with the work), to advance
Other ways to say “to make progress” in Japanese →
捗ら in rōmaji: hakadora.
| 表層形 (Surface) |
捗ら
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|---|---|
| 見出し語 (Lemma) |
捗る
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| 読み (Reading) |
ハカドラ
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| 品詞 (POS) |
動詞・一般・*・*
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| 活用型 (Conj. Type) |
五段-ラ行
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| 活用形 (Conj. Form) |
未然形-一般
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
捗ら
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| 読み・基本形 |
ハカドル
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| 表記・基本形 |
捗る
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| 見出し語の読み |
ハカドル
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Used in negative or progressive contexts, often in work or study, to indicate that things are not going smoothly; colloquial in speech.
仕事がなかなか捗らなくて困っている。
Shigoto ga nakanaka hakadoranakute komatte iru.
I'm troubled because work isn't making much progress.
会議中に質問が多くて、話し合いが捗らなかった。
Kaigi-chuu ni shitsumon ga ookute, hanashiai ga hakadoranakatta.
During the meeting, there were many questions, so the discussion didn't advance well.
⚖️ Often confused with 進む (susumu), but 捗ら focuses on the smoothness or efficiency of progress, not just movement forward.
捗ら means “to make (good) progress, to move right ahead (with the work), to advance” — full definition & examples →
| ます形 (Polite) |
捗ります
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| て形 (Te-form) |
捗って
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| 過去形 (Past) |
捗った
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| 否定形 (Negative) |
捗らない
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| 意向形 (Volitional) |
捗りましょう
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| 可能形 (Potential) |
捗れる
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| 受身形 (Passive) |
捗られる
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| 使役形 (Causative) |
捗らせる
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