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押し寄せる

おしよせる · oshiyoseru
JLPT N1Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb

to advance on, to close in, to march on, to descend on (the enemy), to move towards, to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.), to rush for (the door), to inundate, to overwhelm, to push aside

Present tenseJapanese
Plain
Polite
Negative
Polite negative
Past tenseJapanese
Plain
Polite
Negative
Polite negative

Te forms

FormJapanese
Te-form
Te + iru (ongoing)
Te + aru (resultant)
Te + oku (preparation)
Te + shimau (completely)

Advanced forms

Potential (can do)Japanese
Affirmative
Negative
Past
Past negative
Volitional (let's do / will do)Japanese
Plain
Polite
Imperative (command)Japanese
Affirmative
Negative
Conditional (if / when)Japanese
Affirmative
Negative
Causative (make / let someone do)Japanese
Affirmative
Negative
Past
Past negative
Passive (be done by someone)Japanese
Affirmative
Negative
Past
Past negative
Causative-passive (be made to do)Japanese
Affirmative
Negative

Example sentences

The tsunami surged toward the coast and swept away many houses.

I can hear the sound of the waves crashing.

A huge wave suddenly surged toward the coast, and swimmers evacuated.