Japanese reference
呼びかける
よびかける
to address / call someone
Regular · 32 form tables
Rows describe verb forms and levels of politeness. Honorific and humble forms are labeled separately. Strong commands appear under additional forms.
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Basic
Non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Dictionary form | よびかける (yobikakeru)address |
| Polite, masu | よびかけます (yobikakemasu)address |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | よびかけない (yobikakenai)do not address |
| Polite negative | よびかけません (yobikakemasen)do not address |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | よびかけた (yobikaketa)addressed |
| Polite past | よびかけました (yobikakemashita)addressed |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | よびかけなかった (yobikakenakatta)did not address |
| Polite past negative | よびかけませんでした (yobikakemasendeshita)did not address |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | よびかけて (yobikakete)addressing (and then) |
| Polite te-form | よびかけまして (yobikakemashite)addressing (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | よびかけている (yobikaketeiru)be addressing |
| Polite te-iru | よびかけています (yobikaketeimasu)be addressing |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | よびかければ (yobikakereba)if you address |
| Rare literary polite conditional | よびかけますれば (yobikakemasureba)if you address (rare and literary). In ordinary polite conversation, use the plain conditional and make the main clause polite |
Conditional, tara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, tara | よびかけたら (yobikaketara)if you address |
| Polite conditional, tara | よびかけましたら (yobikakemashitara)if you address |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | よびかけられる (yobikakerareru)can address |
| Polite potential | よびかけられます (yobikakeraremasu)can address |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | よびかけよう (yobikakeyou)let's address! |
| Polite volitional | よびかけましょう (yobikakemashou)let's address! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | よびかけたい (yobikaketai)want to address |
| Polite desire, tai | よびかけたいです (yobikaketaidesu)want to address |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | よびかけられる (yobikakerareru)be affected when someone addresses |
| Polite passive | よびかけられます (yobikakeraremasu)be affected when someone addresses |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | よびかけさせる (yobikakesaseru)make or let someone address |
| Polite causative | よびかけさせます (yobikakesasemasu)make or let someone address |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | よびかけさせられる (yobikakesaserareru)be made to address |
| Polite causative-passive | よびかけさせられます (yobikakesaseraremasu)be made to address |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | よびかけるな (yobikakeruna)do not address! |
| Polite negative request | よびかけないでください (yobikakenaidekudasai)please do not address |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | よびかけます (yobikakemasu)address |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | よびかけません (yobikakemasen)do not address |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | よびかけました (yobikakemashita)addressed |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | よびかけませんでした (yobikakemasendeshita)did not address |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | よびかけてください (yobikaketekudasai)please address |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | よびかけないでください (yobikakenaidekudasai)please do not address |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | よびかけましょう (yobikakemashou)let's address! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | よびかけてもいい (yobikaketemoii)may address |
| Polite permission | よびかけてもいいです (yobikaketemoiidesu)may address |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | よびかけてはいけない (yobikaketehaikenai)must not address |
| Polite prohibition | よびかけてはいけません (yobikaketehaikemasen)must not address |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | よびかけなさい (yobikakenasai)address (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | よびかけてみる (yobikaketemiru)try to address |
| Polite try doing | よびかけてみます (yobikaketemimasu)try to address |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | よびかけてしまう (yobikaketeshimau)address completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | よびかけてしまいます (yobikaketeshimaimasu)address completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | よびかけておく (yobikaketeoku)address in advance |
| Polite preparation | よびかけておきます (yobikaketeokimasu)address in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | よびかけたことがある (yobikaketakotogaaru)have the experience of: addressed |
| Polite past experience | よびかけたことがあります (yobikaketakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: addressed |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | よびかけると (yobikakeruto)whenever you address |
| Polite automatic result | よびかけますと (yobikakemasuto)whenever you address |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | よびかけるなら (yobikakerunara)if you mean to address |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | よびかけるだろう (yobikakerudarou)probably address |
| Polite probability | よびかけるでしょう (yobikakerudeshou)probably address |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | よびかけろ (yobikakero)address! |
| Polite request | よびかけてください (yobikaketekudasai)please address |
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