Synonym Comparison
The Nuance Difference: "急ぎます" vs "結婚します"
Master the exact conceptual boundary between these Japanese terms.
Japanese Term A
急ぎます
いそぎます (isogimasu)
N5 / CEFR Syllabus
VS
Japanese Term B
結婚します
けっこんします (kekkonshimasu)
N5 / CEFR Syllabus
Nuance Contrast & Social Differences
In Japanese, both 急ぎます and 結婚します are often translated to English but have distinct usages.
急ぎます (いそぎます (isogimasu)) represents "to hurry" (Level: N5) and typically represents Intransitive verb. Used to express the act of doing something quickly because of limited time or urgency..
On the other hand, 結婚します (けっこんします (kekkonshimasu)) translates to "to marry" (Level: N5) and is used for Polite form of 結婚する. Mixing these up can sound unnatural to native Japanese speakers!
Bilingual Sentence for "急ぎます"
時間がないので、急ぎましょう。
There's no time, so let's hurry.
Bilingual Sentence for "結婚します"
来年、彼と結婚します。
I will marry him next year.
Nuance Mastery Quiz
Which Japanese word perfectly fits this blank space?
Fill in the blank: "時間がないので、急ぎましょう。" (Meaning: "There's no time, so let's hurry.")
🎉 Correct Answer!
Remember: "急ぎます" fits here because it represents "to hurry" in the context: "There's no time, so let's hurry.".