泳ぐ (oyogu) means “swim” | MotiTan Japanese Dictionary

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私は毎週日曜日に泳ぎます。watashi wa mai shū nichi yō hi ni oyo gi ma su

I swim every Sunday.

プールでは、子どもたちが安心して泳ぎます。pū ru de wa ko do mo ta chi ga an shin shi te oyo gi ma su

In the pool, the children swim safely.

Describes moving through water by using the body to move forward rather than walking on land.

水の中で手足や体を動かしながら進む。mizu no naka de te ashi ya karada o ugo ka shi na ga ra susu mu

泳ぐ (oyogu, "to swim") is a native Japanese verb, and its older word formation is not certain.

In English, swim is an irregular verb whose past forms are swam and swum, making the three forms useful in simple conversation.