表層形
泳げよ
オヨゲヨ
動詞
泳げよ (オヨゲヨ)
Oyogeyo · およげよ — to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world, to get along (in life)
Other ways to say “to swim” in Japanese →
泳げよ in rōmaji: oyogeyo.
動詞
一般
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📝 泳ぐ 🔤 下一段-ガ行 📐 命令形
Updated: 2026年9月28日
📖 Grammar Information
| 表層形 (Surface) |
泳げよ
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|---|---|
| 見出し語 (Lemma) |
泳ぐ
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| 読み (Reading) |
オヨゲヨ
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| 品詞 (POS) |
動詞・一般・*・*
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| 活用型 (Conj. Type) |
下一段-ガ行
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| 活用形 (Conj. Form) |
命令形
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
泳げよ
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| 読み・基本形 |
オヨゲル
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| 表記・基本形 |
泳げる
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| 見出し語の読み |
オヨグ
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How it's used
Imperative form of '泳ぐ' (to swim), used in casual or forceful commands, often in sports or emergency contexts.
泳げよ、早く！
Oyogeyo, hayaku!
Swim, quickly!
海で泳げよ！
Umi de oyogeyo!
Swim in the sea!
⚖️ Commonly confused with '泳ごう' (let's swim), but '泳げよ' is a direct command.
💡 English Meaning
泳げよ means “to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world, to get along (in life)” — full definition & examples →
⭐ Dictionary Form
🔗 Other Forms of 泳げる
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Reading & Info
オヨゲヨ
Lemma: 泳ぐ
動詞一般**
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⚡ 一段 (Ichidan/Ru-verb) Conjugations
| ます形 (Polite) |
泳ます
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| て形 (Te-form) |
泳て
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| 過去形 (Past) |
泳た
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| 否定形 (Negative) |
泳ない
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| 意向形 (Volitional) |
泳ましょう
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| 可能形 (Potential) |
泳られる
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| 受身形 (Passive) |
泳られる
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| 使役形 (Causative) |
泳させる
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Did you know · 動詞
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The surface form (泳げよ) is the exact text as it appeared in the corpus — it may be conjugated or inflected. The lemma (泳ぐ) is the dictionary base form. For example, 食べた (surface) has the lemma 食べる.
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