Japanese reference
喜ぶ
よろこぶ
to be delighted
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 | よろこぶ (yorokobu)be delighted |
| Polite, masu | よろこびます (yorokobimasu)be delighted |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | よろこばない (yorokobanai)not be delighted |
| Polite negative | よろこびません (yorokobimasen)not be delighted |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | よろこんだ (yorokonda)was delighted |
| Polite past | よろこびました (yorokobimashita)was delighted |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | よろこばなかった (yorokobanakatta)was not delighted |
| Polite past negative | よろこびませんでした (yorokobimasendeshita)was not delighted |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | よろこんで (yorokonde)being delighted (and then) |
| Polite te-form | よろこびまして (yorokobimashite)being delighted (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | よろこんでいる (yorokondeiru)be delighted |
| Polite te-iru | よろこんでいます (yorokondeimasu)be delighted |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | よろこべば (yorokobeba)if you are delighted |
| Rare literary polite conditional | よろこびますれば (yorokobimasureba)if you are delighted (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 | よろこんだら (yorokondara)if you are delighted |
| Polite conditional, tara | よろこびましたら (yorokobimashitara)if you are delighted |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | よろこべる (yorokoberu)can be delighted |
| Polite potential | よろこべます (yorokobemasu)can be delighted |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | よろこぼう (yorokobou)let's be delighted! |
| Polite volitional | よろこびましょう (yorokobimashou)let's be delighted! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | よろこびたい (yorokobitai)want to be delighted |
| Polite desire, tai | よろこびたいです (yorokobitaidesu)want to be delighted |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | よろこばれる (yorokobareru)be affected when someone is delighted |
| Polite passive | よろこばれます (yorokobaremasu)be affected when someone is delighted |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | よろこばせる (yorokobaseru)make or let someone be delighted |
| Polite causative | よろこばせます (yorokobasemasu)make or let someone be delighted |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | よろこばせられる (yorokobaserareru)be made to be delighted |
| Polite causative-passive | よろこばせられます (yorokobaseraremasu)be made to be delighted |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | よろこぶな (yorokobuna)do not be delighted! |
| Polite negative request | よろこばないでください (yorokobanaidekudasai)please do not be delighted |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | よろこびます (yorokobimasu)be delighted |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | よろこびません (yorokobimasen)not be delighted |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | よろこびました (yorokobimashita)was delighted |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | よろこびませんでした (yorokobimasendeshita)was not delighted |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | よろこんでください (yorokondekudasai)please be delighted |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | よろこばないでください (yorokobanaidekudasai)please do not be delighted |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | よろこびましょう (yorokobimashou)let's be delighted! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | よろこんでもいい (yorokondemoii)may be delighted |
| Polite permission | よろこんでもいいです (yorokondemoiidesu)may be delighted |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | よろこんではいけない (yorokondehaikenai)must not be delighted |
| Polite prohibition | よろこんではいけません (yorokondehaikemasen)must not be delighted |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | よろこびなさい (yorokobinasai)be delighted (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | よろこんでみる (yorokondemiru)try to be delighted |
| Polite try doing | よろこんでみます (yorokondemimasu)try to be delighted |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | よろこんでしまう (yorokondeshimau)be delighted completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | よろこんでしまいます (yorokondeshimaimasu)be delighted completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | よろこんでおく (yorokondeoku)be delighted in advance |
| Polite preparation | よろこんでおきます (yorokondeokimasu)be delighted in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | よろこんだことがある (yorokondakotogaaru)have the experience of: was delighted |
| Polite past experience | よろこんだことがあります (yorokondakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: was delighted |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | よろこぶと (yorokobuto)whenever you be delighted |
| Polite automatic result | よろこびますと (yorokobimasuto)whenever you be delighted |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | よろこぶなら (yorokobunara)if you mean to be delighted |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | よろこぶだろう (yorokobudarou)probably be delighted |
| Polite probability | よろこぶでしょう (yorokobudeshou)probably be delighted |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | よろこべ (yorokobe)be delighted! |
| Polite request | よろこんでください (yorokondekudasai)please be delighted |
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