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Japanese verb呼ぶ (yobu) Conjugation
呼ぶ (yobu) means “to call”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 呼ばない and 呼びます, and the te-form is 呼んで. Below is its conjugation in all 14 forms, plain and polite, the same forms the Japanese verb conjugation worksheets print in their answer keys.
- Meaning
- to call
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 呼ぶ
- Reading
- よぶ
- Romaji
- yobu
- Masu form
- 呼びます
- Nai form
- 呼ばない
- Te-form
- 呼んで
- Ta form
- 呼んだ
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 呼ぶ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 呼ばない |
| Polite | 呼びます |
| Polite negative | 呼びません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 呼んだ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 呼ばなかった |
| Polite | 呼びました |
| Polite negative | 呼びませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 呼んで |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 呼ばないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 呼んでいる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 呼んでいない |
| Polite | 呼んでいます |
| Polite negative | 呼んでいません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 呼びたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 呼びたくない |
| Polite | 呼びたいです |
| Polite negative | 呼びたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 呼ぼう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 呼びましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 呼べ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 呼ぶな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 呼んでください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 呼ばないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 呼べる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 呼べない |
| Polite | 呼べます |
| Polite negative | 呼べません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 呼べば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 呼ばなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 呼んだら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 呼ばなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 呼ばれる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 呼ばれない |
| Polite | 呼ばれます |
| Polite negative | 呼ばれません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 呼ばせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 呼ばせない |
| Polite | 呼ばせます |
| Polite negative | 呼ばせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 呼ばされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 呼ばされない |
| Polite | 呼ばされます |
| Polite negative | 呼ばされません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- あげる (ageru)to give
- もらう (morau)to receive
- くれる (kureru)to give (to me)
- 着る (kiru)to wear (on the body)
- 脱ぐ (nugu)to take off (clothes)
- 見せる (miseru)to show
- 死ぬ (shinu)to die
- なる (naru)to become
- できる (dekiru)can, to be able to
- 出かける (dekakeru)to go out
- かかる (kakaru)to take (time, money)
- 売る (uru)to sell
About these tables
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