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Japanese verb喜ぶ (yorokobu) Conjugation
喜ぶ (yorokobu) means “to be delighted, to be glad, to be pleased”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 喜ばない and 喜びます, and the te-form is 喜んで. 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 be delighted, to be glad, to be pleased
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 喜ぶ
- Reading
- よろこぶ
- Romaji
- yorokobu
- Masu form
- 喜びます
- Nai form
- 喜ばない
- Te-form
- 喜んで
- Ta form
- 喜んだ
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 喜ぶ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 喜ばない |
| Polite | 喜びます |
| Polite negative | 喜びません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 喜んだ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 喜ばなかった |
| Polite | 喜びました |
| Polite negative | 喜びませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 喜んで |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 喜ばないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 喜んでいる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 喜んでいない |
| Polite | 喜んでいます |
| Polite negative | 喜んでいません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 喜びたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 喜びたくない |
| Polite | 喜びたいです |
| Polite negative | 喜びたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 喜ぼう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 喜びましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 喜べ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 喜ぶな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 喜んでください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 喜ばないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 喜べる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 喜べない |
| Polite | 喜べます |
| Polite negative | 喜べません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 喜べば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 喜ばなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 喜んだら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 喜ばなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 喜ばれる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 喜ばれない |
| Polite | 喜ばれます |
| Polite negative | 喜ばれません |
Causative使役形
| 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 |
Causative passive使役受身形
| 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 |
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