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Conjugation of Japanese verb 呼ぶ - call - yobu

godan verb

    Variant

    Stem

    Conjugation

    Reading

    yo

    Meaning

    call

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    呼ぶ

    Reading

    よぶ
    yobu

    Meaning

    to call / does call / will call

    Variant

    Negative

    Conjugation

    呼ばない

    Reading

    よばない
    yobanai

    Meaning

    to not call / does not call / will not call

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    呼びます

    Reading

    よびます
    yobimasu

    Meaning

    to call / does call / will call

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    呼びません

    Reading

    よびません
    yobimasen

    Meaning

    to not call / does not call / will not call

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    呼んだ

    Reading

    よんだ
    yonda

    Meaning

    did call

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    呼ばなかった

    Reading

    よばなかった
    yobanakatta

    Meaning

    did not call

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    呼びました

    Reading

    よびました
    yobimashita

    Meaning

    did call

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    呼びませんでした

    Reading

    よびませんでした
    yobimasendeshita

    Meaning

    did not call

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    呼んで

    Reading

    よんで
    yonde

    Meaning

    call, and...

    Variant

    Negative I

    Conjugation

    呼ばないで

    Reading

    よばないで
    yobanaide

    Meaning

    not call, and...

    Variant

    Negative II

    Conjugation

    呼ばなくて

    Reading

    よばなくて
    yobanakute

    Meaning

    not call, and...

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    呼びまして

    Reading

    よびまして
    yobimashite

    Meaning

    call, and...

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    呼びませんで

    Reading

    よびませんで
    yobimasende

    Meaning

    not call, and...

    Variant

    Abrupt

    Conjugation

    呼べ

    Reading

    よべ
    yobe

    Meaning

    call!

    Variant

    Abrupt Negative

    Conjugation

    呼ぶな

    Reading

    よぶな
    yobuna

    Meaning

    do not call!

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    呼びなさい

    Reading

    よびなさい
    yobinasai

    Meaning

    call!

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    呼びなさるな

    Reading

    よびなさるな
    yobinasaruna

    Meaning

    do not call!

    Variant

    Polite I

    Conjugation

    呼んでください

    Reading

    よんでください
    yondekudasai

    Meaning

    please call

    Variant

    Polite II

    Conjugation

    お呼びください

    Reading

    およびください
    oyobikudasai

    Meaning

    kindly call

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    呼ばないでください

    Reading

    よばないでください
    yobanaidekudasai

    Meaning

    please do not call

    Variant

    Honorific

    Conjugation

    お呼びなさいませ

    Reading

    およびなさいませ
    oyobinasaimase

    Meaning

    please call

    Variant

    Honorific Negative

    Conjugation

    お呼びなさいますな

    Reading

    およびなさいますな
    oyobinasaimasuna

    Meaning

    please do not call

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    呼んでいる

    Reading

    よんでいる
    yondeiru

    Meaning

    is doing call / is call(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    呼んでいます

    Reading

    よんでいます
    yondeimasu

    Meaning

    is doing call / is call(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    呼んでいません

    Reading

    よんでいません
    yondeimasen

    Meaning

    is not doing call / is not call(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    呼んでいた

    Reading

    よんでいた
    yondeita

    Meaning

    was doing call / was call(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    呼んでいました

    Reading

    よんでいました
    yondeimashita

    Meaning

    was doing call / was call(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    呼んでいませんでした

    Reading

    よんでいませんでした
    yondeimasendeshita

    Meaning

    was not doing call / was not call(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    呼ぼう

    Reading

    よぼう
    yobou

    Meaning

    let's call / will call

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    呼ぶまい

    Reading

    よぶまい
    yobumai

    Meaning

    let's not call / will not call

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    呼びましょう

    Reading

    よびましょう
    yobimashou

    Meaning

    let's call / will call

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    呼びますまい

    Reading

    よびますまい
    yobimasumai

    Meaning

    let's not call / will not call

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    呼ぶだろう

    Reading

    よぶだろう
    yobudarou

    Meaning

    will probably call

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    呼ばないだろう

    Reading

    よばないだろう
    yobanaidarou

    Meaning

    will probably not call

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    呼ぶでしょう

    Reading

    よぶでしょう
    yobudeshou

    Meaning

    will probably call

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    呼ばないでしょう

    Reading

    よばないでしょう
    yobanaideshou

    Meaning

    will probably not call

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    呼んだだろう

    Reading

    よんだだろう
    yondadarou

    Meaning

    probably did call

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    呼ばなかっただろう

    Reading

    よばなかっただろう
    yobanakattadarou

    Meaning

    probably did not call

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    呼んだでしょう

    Reading

    よんだでしょう
    yondadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did call

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    呼ばなかったでしょう

    Reading

    よばなかったでしょう
    yobanakattadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did not call

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    呼べば

    Reading

    よべば
    yobeba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does call

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    呼ばなければ

    Reading

    よばなければ
    yobanakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not call

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    呼んだら

    Reading

    よんだら
    yondara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did call

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    呼ばなかったら

    Reading

    よばなかったら
    yobanakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not call

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    呼びましたら

    Reading

    よびましたら
    yobimashitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did call

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    呼びませんでしたら

    Reading

    よびませんでしたら
    yobimasendeshitara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not call

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    呼べる

    Reading

    よべる
    yoberu

    Meaning

    can call

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    呼べない

    Reading

    よべない
    yobenai

    Meaning

    cannot call

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    呼べます

    Reading

    よべます
    yobemasu

    Meaning

    can call

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    呼べません

    Reading

    よべません
    yobemasen

    Meaning

    cannot call

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    呼ばせる

    Reading

    よばせる
    yobaseru

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) call

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    呼ばせない

    Reading

    よばせない
    yobasenai

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) call

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    呼ばせます

    Reading

    よばせます
    yobasemasu

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) call

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    呼ばせません

    Reading

    よばせません
    yobasemasen

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) call

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    呼ばれる

    Reading

    よばれる
    yobareru

    Meaning

    be call

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    呼ばれない

    Reading

    よばれない
    yobarenai

    Meaning

    not be call

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    呼ばれます

    Reading

    よばれます
    yobaremasu

    Meaning

    be call

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    呼ばれません

    Reading

    よばれません
    yobaremasen

    Meaning

    not be call

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    呼んだり

    Reading

    よんだり
    yondari

    Meaning

    did things like call

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    呼ばなかったり

    Reading

    よばなかったり
    yobanakattari

    Meaning

    did not do things like call

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    呼びましたり

    Reading

    よびましたり
    yobimashitari

    Meaning

    did things like call

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    呼びませんでしたり

    Reading

    よびませんでしたり
    yobimasendeshitari

    Meaning

    did not do things like call

    Variant

    Present Indicative

    Conjugation

    呼びたい

    Reading

    よたい
    yotai

    Meaning

    want to call

    Variant

    Present Negative

    Conjugation

    呼びたくない

    Reading

    よたくない
    yotakunai

    Meaning

    do not want to call

    Variant

    Past Indicative

    Conjugation

    呼びたかった

    Reading

    よたかった
    yotakatta

    Meaning

    wanted to call

    Variant

    Past Negative

    Conjugation

    呼びたくなかった

    Reading

    よたくなかった
    yotakunakatta

    Meaning

    did not want to call

    Variant

    Te-form

    Conjugation

    呼びたくて

    Reading

    よたくて
    yotakute

    Meaning

    want to call, and...

    Variant

    Negative Te-form

    Conjugation

    呼びたくなくて

    Reading

    よたくなくて
    yotakunakute

    Meaning

    do not want to call, and...

    Variant

    Adverbial

    Conjugation

    呼びたく

    Reading

    よたく
    yotaku

    Meaning

    in a way of wanting to call

    Variant

    Provisional

    Conjugation

    呼びたければ

    Reading

    よたければ
    yotakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) wants to call

    Variant

    Provisional Negative

    Conjugation

    呼びたくなければ

    Reading

    よたくなければ
    yotakunakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not want to call

    Variant

    Conditional

    Conjugation

    呼びたかったら

    Reading

    よたかったら
    yotakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) wanted to call

    Variant

    Conditional Negative

    Conjugation

    呼びたくなかったら

    Reading

    よたくなかったら
    yotakunakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not want to call

    Variant

    Nominal / Objective

    Conjugation

    呼びたさ

    Reading

    よたさ
    yotasa

    Meaning

    the desire to call

Word Detail

    word

    呼ぶ

    Meaning

    Call

Kanji in this Verb

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Invite, Call

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