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急かす

せかす

to hurry someone; to rush someone; to urge on

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Examples

  1. そんなに急かさないで。

    そんなにせかさないで。

    Don't rush me like that.

  2. 急かしたくはないけど、次のバスに乗ろう。

    せかしたくはないけど、つぎのバスにのろう。

    I don't want to rush you, but let's try to catch the next bus.

  3. 彼女に急かされて、慌てて家を出てしまった。

    かのじょにせかされて、あわてていえをでてしまった。

    She hurried me along, and I ended up rushing out of the house.

Common patterns

返事を急かす
to press someone for an answer
人を急かす
to hurry someone along
急かされる
to be rushed (by someone)

Memory tip

Same kanji as 急ぐ, but 急ぐ is hurrying yourself and 急かす is making someone else hurry — usually with a nagging edge, so it is often heard in the passive 急かされる. 急がせる is the plain causative alternative.

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