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Japanese verb喜ばす (yorokobasu) Conjugation
喜ばす (yorokobasu) means “to delight, to please, to make happy”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 喜ばさない and 喜ばします, and the te-form is 喜ばして. 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 delight, to please, to make happy
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 喜ばす
- Reading
- よろこばす
- Romaji
- yorokobasu
- Masu form
- 喜ばします
- Nai form
- 喜ばさない
- Te-form
- 喜ばして
- Ta form
- 喜ばした
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 喜ばす |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 喜ばさない |
| Polite | 喜ばします |
| Polite negative | 喜ばしません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 喜ばした |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 喜ばさなかった |
| Polite | 喜ばしました |
| Polite negative | 喜ばしませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 喜ばして |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 喜ばさないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 喜ばしている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 喜ばしていない |
| Polite | 喜ばしています |
| Polite negative | 喜ばしていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 喜ばしたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 喜ばしたくない |
| Polite | 喜ばしたいです |
| Polite negative | 喜ばしたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 喜ばそう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 喜ばしましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 喜ばせ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 喜ばすな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 喜ばしてください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 喜ばさないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 喜ばせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 喜ばせない |
| Polite | 喜ばせます |
| Polite negative | 喜ばせません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 喜ばせば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 喜ばさなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 喜ばしたら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 喜ばさなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 喜ばされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 喜ばされない |
| Polite | 喜ばされます |
| Polite negative | 喜ばされません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 喜ばさせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 喜ばさせない |
| Polite | 喜ばさせます |
| Polite negative | 喜ばさせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 喜ばさせられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 喜ばさせられない |
| Polite | 喜ばさせられます |
| Polite negative | 喜ばさせられません |
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- 恐れる (osoreru)to fear, to be afraid of
- 引き上げる (hikiageru)to pull up, to drag up, to lift up
- 引き下げる (hikisageru)to lower, to bring down, to reduce
- 映し出す (utsushidasu)to project, to show, to reflect
- 洗い上げる (araiageru)to finish washing
- 押し入る (oshiiru)to push in, to force into, to break in
- 楽しむ (tanoshimu)to enjoy
- 驚かす (odorokasu)to surprise, to frighten, to create a stir
- 嫌う (kirau)to hate, to dislike, to loathe
- 見える (mieru)to be seen, to be visible, to be in sight
About these tables
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