すすむ

進む

to advance; to go forward

N5Common wordGodan verb (mu ending)
Godan verb (mu ending), Intransitive verb
to advanceto go forward
Godan verb (mu ending), Intransitive verb
to precedeto go ahead (of)
Godan verb (mu ending), Intransitive verb
to make progressto improve
Godan verb (mu ending), Intransitive verb
to deepento heighten
Godan verb (mu ending), Intransitive verb
to be fast (of a clock)to be ahead
Godan verb (mu ending), Intransitive verb
to do of one's own free will

Conjugations

Present辞書形
進む(すすむ)
Negativeない形
進まない(すすまない)
Pastた形
進んだ(すすんだ)
Past Negativeなかった形
進まなかった(すすまなかった)
Te-formて形
進んで(すすんで)

Example Sentences

予定より(すすむ)んでいる。

It's ahead of schedule.

矢印が(すすむ)むべき方向を指示する。

The arrow indicates the way to go.

目覚し時計は10(ふん)(すすむ)んでいます。

The alarm clock is ten minutes fast.

猛吹雪に遭うまでは順調に(すすむ)んだ。

We made good time until we ran into a blizzard.

ヤンマがすいすいと(みず)(うえ)(すすむ)んでいた。

The dragonfly was skimming across the water.