- Level
- N1
- Part of speech
- noun, intransitive verb, noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
- Frequency
- Popular
Reading
- せんこうnounintransitive verbnoun or participle which takes the aux. verb surunoun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Meanings
- 1
going ahead; going first
nounintransitive verbnoun or participle which takes the aux. verb surunoun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' - 2
preceding; coming before; being ahead (e.g. of the times); occurring first; happening prior
nounintransitive verbnoun or participle which takes the aux. verb surunoun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' - 3
scoring first; getting off to a lead
nounintransitive verbnoun or participle which takes the aux. verb surusports - 4
stalker
nounhorse racing
Conjugation
先行する · Suru verb
| Form | Plain | Polite |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 先行するせんこうする | 先行しますせんこうします |
| Negative | 先行しないせんこうしない | 先行しませんせんこうしません |
| Past | 先行したせんこうした | 先行しましたせんこうしました |
| Past negative | 先行しなかったせんこうしなかった | 先行しませんでしたせんこうしませんでした |
| Te-form | 先行してせんこうして | 先行しましてせんこうしまして |
| Want to (-tai) | 先行したいせんこうしたい | 先行したいですせんこうしたいです |
Example sentences3
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On the mountain path, my father went ahead, and we followed behind him.
、で。
Our team is leading two to one.
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Tickets for next month's concert will go on presale for members only.
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