adverbial N5 essential casualpolitewritten
すぐ — immediately
すぐ
Meaning
- right away / immediately / soon ~
Key sentence
すぐ行きます。
I'll go right away.
Formation
| Attaches to | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Verb | すぐ(に) + verb | すぐに返事する |
Variants
すぐに — The に-marked form; interchangeable before a verb, slightly more emphatic.
Examples
薬を飲んだら、すぐに眠くなった。
Right after taking the medicine, I got sleepy.
注文したら、すぐに届いた。
It arrived as soon as I ordered it.
すぐに戻ります。
I'll be right back.
Notes
- Before a place word, すぐ means 'right (near)': すぐそこ ('right there'), すぐ近く ('right nearby').
See すぐ in real sentences
Jengo shows すぐ the way you actually meet it: inside real Japanese sentences, so it sticks instead of staying an abstract rule.
Study it in JengoSources Compiled with reference to A Dictionary of Intermediate Japanese Grammar.