Japanese reference
呼ぶ
よぶ
to call; summon 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 | よぶ (yobu)call |
| Polite, masu | よびます (yobimasu)call |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | よばない (yobanai)do not call |
| Polite negative | よびません (yobimasen)do not call |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | よんだ (yonda)called |
| Polite past | よびました (yobimashita)called |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | よばなかった (yobanakatta)did not call |
| Polite past negative | よびませんでした (yobimasendeshita)did not call |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | よんで (yonde)calling (and then) |
| Polite te-form | よびまして (yobimashite)calling (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | よんでいる (yondeiru)be calling |
| Polite te-iru | よんでいます (yondeimasu)be calling |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | よべば (yobeba)if you call |
| Rare literary polite conditional | よびますれば (yobimasureba)if you call (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 | よんだら (yondara)if you call |
| Polite conditional, tara | よびましたら (yobimashitara)if you call |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | よべる (yoberu)can call |
| Polite potential | よべます (yobemasu)can call |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | よぼう (yobou)let's call! |
| Polite volitional | よびましょう (yobimashou)let's call! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | よびたい (yobitai)want to call |
| Polite desire, tai | よびたいです (yobitaidesu)want to call |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | よばれる (yobareru)be called |
| Polite passive | よばれます (yobaremasu)be called |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | よばせる (yobaseru)make or let someone call |
| Polite causative | よばせます (yobasemasu)make or let someone call |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | よばせられる (yobaserareru)be made to call |
| Polite causative-passive | よばせられます (yobaseraremasu)be made to call |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | よぶな (yobuna)do not call! |
| Polite negative request | よばないでください (yobanaidekudasai)please do not call |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | よびます (yobimasu)call |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | よびません (yobimasen)do not call |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | よびました (yobimashita)called |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | よびませんでした (yobimasendeshita)did not call |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | よんでください (yondekudasai)please call |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | よばないでください (yobanaidekudasai)please do not call |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | よびましょう (yobimashou)let's call! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | よんでもいい (yondemoii)may call |
| Polite permission | よんでもいいです (yondemoiidesu)may call |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | よんではいけない (yondehaikenai)must not call |
| Polite prohibition | よんではいけません (yondehaikemasen)must not call |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | よびなさい (yobinasai)call (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | よんでみる (yondemiru)try to call |
| Polite try doing | よんでみます (yondemimasu)try to call |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | よんでしまう (yondeshimau)call completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | よんでしまいます (yondeshimaimasu)call completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | よんでおく (yondeoku)call in advance |
| Polite preparation | よんでおきます (yondeokimasu)call in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | よんだことがある (yondakotogaaru)have the experience of: called |
| Polite past experience | よんだことがあります (yondakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: called |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | よぶと (yobuto)whenever you call |
| Polite automatic result | よびますと (yobimasuto)whenever you call |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | よぶなら (yobunara)if you mean to call |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | よぶだろう (yobudarou)probably call |
| Polite probability | よぶでしょう (yobudeshou)probably call |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | よべ (yobe)call! |
| Polite request | よんでください (yondekudasai)please call |
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