hashirimashita

Hashirimashita is a Japanese verb that translates to "ran" or "I ran" in English. It is the past tense of the verb hashiru, which means "to run." The suffix "-mashita" is a common polite past tense marker in Japanese. Therefore, hashirimashita is the polite past tense form of the verb "to run." It is used when someone is recounting an event where they performed the action of running, and they wish to express it in a polite manner. For example, a person might say "Asa hayaku hashirimashita" which means "I ran early in the morning." This phrase is frequently encountered in everyday conversation and in written Japanese when referring to past actions. It is a fundamental verb conjugation for describing past movement.