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Conjugation of Japanese verb 話す - talk, speak - hanasu

godan verb

    Variant

    Stem

    Conjugation

    Reading

    はな
    hana

    Meaning

    talk

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    話す

    Reading

    はなす
    hanasu

    Meaning

    to talk / does talk / will talk

    Variant

    Negative

    Conjugation

    話さない

    Reading

    はなさない
    hanasanai

    Meaning

    to not talk / does not talk / will not talk

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    話します

    Reading

    はなします
    hanashimasu

    Meaning

    to talk / does talk / will talk

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    話しません

    Reading

    はなしません
    hanashimasen

    Meaning

    to not talk / does not talk / will not talk

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    話した

    Reading

    はなした
    hanashita

    Meaning

    did talk

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    話さなかった

    Reading

    はなさなかった
    hanasanakatta

    Meaning

    did not talk

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    話しました

    Reading

    はなしました
    hanashimashita

    Meaning

    did talk

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    話しませんでした

    Reading

    はなしませんでした
    hanashimasendeshita

    Meaning

    did not talk

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    話して

    Reading

    はなして
    hanashite

    Meaning

    talk, and...

    Variant

    Negative I

    Conjugation

    話さないで

    Reading

    はなさないで
    hanasanaide

    Meaning

    not talk, and...

    Variant

    Negative II

    Conjugation

    話さなくて

    Reading

    はなさなくて
    hanasanakute

    Meaning

    not talk, and...

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    話しまして

    Reading

    はなしまして
    hanashimashite

    Meaning

    talk, and...

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    話しませんで

    Reading

    はなしませんで
    hanashimasende

    Meaning

    not talk, and...

    Variant

    Abrupt

    Conjugation

    話せ

    Reading

    はなせ
    hanase

    Meaning

    talk!

    Variant

    Abrupt Negative

    Conjugation

    話すな

    Reading

    はなすな
    hanasuna

    Meaning

    do not talk!

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    話しなさい

    Reading

    はなしなさい
    hanashinasai

    Meaning

    talk!

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    話しなさるな

    Reading

    はなしなさるな
    hanashinasaruna

    Meaning

    do not talk!

    Variant

    Polite I

    Conjugation

    話してください

    Reading

    はなしてください
    hanashitekudasai

    Meaning

    please talk

    Variant

    Polite II

    Conjugation

    お話しください

    Reading

    おはなしください
    ohanashikudasai

    Meaning

    kindly talk

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    話さないでください

    Reading

    はなさないでください
    hanasanaidekudasai

    Meaning

    please do not talk

    Variant

    Honorific

    Conjugation

    お話しなさいませ

    Reading

    おはなしなさいませ
    ohanashinasaimase

    Meaning

    please talk

    Variant

    Honorific Negative

    Conjugation

    お話しなさいますな

    Reading

    おはなしなさいますな
    ohanashinasaimasuna

    Meaning

    please do not talk

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    話している

    Reading

    はなしている
    hanashiteiru

    Meaning

    is doing talk / is talk(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    話しています

    Reading

    はなしています
    hanashiteimasu

    Meaning

    is doing talk / is talk(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    話していません

    Reading

    はなしていません
    hanashiteimasen

    Meaning

    is not doing talk / is not talk(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    話していた

    Reading

    はなしていた
    hanashiteita

    Meaning

    was doing talk / was talk(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    話していました

    Reading

    はなしていました
    hanashiteimashita

    Meaning

    was doing talk / was talk(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    話していませんでした

    Reading

    はなしていませんでした
    hanashiteimasendeshita

    Meaning

    was not doing talk / was not talk(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    話そう

    Reading

    はなそう
    hanasou

    Meaning

    let's talk / will talk

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    話すまい

    Reading

    はなすまい
    hanasumai

    Meaning

    let's not talk / will not talk

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    話しましょう

    Reading

    はなしましょう
    hanashimashou

    Meaning

    let's talk / will talk

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    話しますまい

    Reading

    はなしますまい
    hanashimasumai

    Meaning

    let's not talk / will not talk

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    話すだろう

    Reading

    はなすだろう
    hanasudarou

    Meaning

    will probably talk

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    話さないだろう

    Reading

    はなさないだろう
    hanasanaidarou

    Meaning

    will probably not talk

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    話すでしょう

    Reading

    はなすでしょう
    hanasudeshou

    Meaning

    will probably talk

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    話さないでしょう

    Reading

    はなさないでしょう
    hanasanaideshou

    Meaning

    will probably not talk

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    話しただろう

    Reading

    はなしただろう
    hanashitadarou

    Meaning

    probably did talk

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    話さなかっただろう

    Reading

    はなさなかっただろう
    hanasanakattadarou

    Meaning

    probably did not talk

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    話したでしょう

    Reading

    はなしたでしょう
    hanashitadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did talk

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    話さなかったでしょう

    Reading

    はなさなかったでしょう
    hanasanakattadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did not talk

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    話せば

    Reading

    はなせば
    hanaseba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does talk

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    話さなければ

    Reading

    はなさなければ
    hanasanakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not talk

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    話したら

    Reading

    はなしたら
    hanashitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did talk

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    話さなかったら

    Reading

    はなさなかったら
    hanasanakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not talk

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    話しましたら

    Reading

    はなしましたら
    hanashimashitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did talk

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    話しませんでしたら

    Reading

    はなしませんでしたら
    hanashimasendeshitara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not talk

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    話せる

    Reading

    はなせる
    hanaseru

    Meaning

    can talk

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    話せない

    Reading

    はなせない
    hanasenai

    Meaning

    cannot talk

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    話せます

    Reading

    はなせます
    hanasemasu

    Meaning

    can talk

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    話せません

    Reading

    はなせません
    hanasemasen

    Meaning

    cannot talk

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    話させる

    Reading

    はなさせる
    hanasaseru

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) talk

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    話させない

    Reading

    はなさせない
    hanasasenai

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) talk

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    話させます

    Reading

    はなさせます
    hanasasemasu

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) talk

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    話させません

    Reading

    はなさせません
    hanasasemasen

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) talk

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    話される

    Reading

    はなされる
    hanasareru

    Meaning

    be talk

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    話されない

    Reading

    はなされない
    hanasarenai

    Meaning

    not be talk

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    話されます

    Reading

    はなされます
    hanasaremasu

    Meaning

    be talk

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    話されません

    Reading

    はなされません
    hanasaremasen

    Meaning

    not be talk

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    話したり

    Reading

    はなしたり
    hanashitari

    Meaning

    did things like talk

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    話さなかったり

    Reading

    はなさなかったり
    hanasanakattari

    Meaning

    did not do things like talk

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    話しましたり

    Reading

    はなしましたり
    hanashimashitari

    Meaning

    did things like talk

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    話しませんでしたり

    Reading

    はなしませんでしたり
    hanashimasendeshitari

    Meaning

    did not do things like talk

    Variant

    Present Indicative

    Conjugation

    話したい

    Reading

    はなたい
    hanatai

    Meaning

    want to talk

    Variant

    Present Negative

    Conjugation

    話したくない

    Reading

    はなたくない
    hanatakunai

    Meaning

    do not want to talk

    Variant

    Past Indicative

    Conjugation

    話したかった

    Reading

    はなたかった
    hanatakatta

    Meaning

    wanted to talk

    Variant

    Past Negative

    Conjugation

    話したくなかった

    Reading

    はなたくなかった
    hanatakunakatta

    Meaning

    did not want to talk

    Variant

    Te-form

    Conjugation

    話したくて

    Reading

    はなたくて
    hanatakute

    Meaning

    want to talk, and...

    Variant

    Negative Te-form

    Conjugation

    話したくなくて

    Reading

    はなたくなくて
    hanatakunakute

    Meaning

    do not want to talk, and...

    Variant

    Adverbial

    Conjugation

    話したく

    Reading

    はなたく
    hanataku

    Meaning

    in a way of wanting to talk

    Variant

    Provisional

    Conjugation

    話したければ

    Reading

    はなたければ
    hanatakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) wants to talk

    Variant

    Provisional Negative

    Conjugation

    話したくなければ

    Reading

    はなたくなければ
    hanatakunakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not want to talk

    Variant

    Conditional

    Conjugation

    話したかったら

    Reading

    はなたかったら
    hanatakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) wanted to talk

    Variant

    Conditional Negative

    Conjugation

    話したくなかったら

    Reading

    はなたくなかったら
    hanatakunakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not want to talk

    Variant

    Nominal / Objective

    Conjugation

    話したさ

    Reading

    はなたさ
    hanatasa

    Meaning

    the desire to talk

Word Detail

    word

    話す

    Meaning

    Talk, Speak

Kanji in this Verb

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Talk

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