泳ぐ (Oyogu) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to swim, to struggle through (a crowd), to make one's way through the world, to get along (in life)”.
Meanings
- godan verb, intransitive verbto swim
- godan verb, intransitive verbto struggle through (a crowd)
- godan verb, intransitive verbto make one's way through the world; to get along (in life)
- godan verb, intransitive verbto totter; to lose one's balance
Examples
彼女は泳げない。
She can't swim.
彼は速く泳げる。
He can swim fast.
彼らは泳いでいた。
They were swimming.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).