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読み上げる (yomiageru)

to read out loud (and clearly), to call a roll

  • JLPT N1
  • Ichidan verb

Meaning

読み上げる (よみあげる, yomiageru) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “to read out loud (and clearly), to call a roll”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 6

私がこの本を読み上げるのに約1時間かかった。

It took me about an hour to read this book through.

私は彼らに向かってそれを読み上げる以外に仕方がなかった。

I had no choice but to read it out to them.

彼はその手紙を声高らかに読みあげた。

He read the letter in a loud voice.

この本を読みあげるのに3日かかった。

It took me three days to read through this book.

Conjugation table

読み上げる (よみあげる) is an ichidan verb (ru-verb). Every major form with romaji:

FormJapaneseRomaji
Dictionary読み上げる よみあげるyomiageru
Negative読み上げない よみあげないyomiagenai
Past読み上げた よみあげたyomiageta
Past negative読み上げなかった よみあげなかったyomiagenakatta
Polite (ます)読み上げます よみあげますyomiagemasu
Polite negative読み上げません よみあげませんyomiagemasen
Polite past読み上げました よみあげましたyomiagemashita
Polite past negative読み上げませんでした よみあげませんでしたyomiagemasendeshita
Te-form読み上げて よみあげてyomiagete
Conditional (ば)読み上げれば よみあげればyomiagereba
Conditional (たら)読み上げたら よみあげたらyomiagetara
Potential読み上げられる よみあげられるyomiagerareru
Passive読み上げられる よみあげられるyomiagerareru
Causative読み上げさせる よみあげさせるyomiagesaseru
Causative-passive読み上げさせられる よみあげさせられるyomiagesaserareru
Volitional読み上げよう よみあげようyomiageyou
Volitional polite読み上げましょう よみあげましょうyomiagemashou
Imperative読み上げろ よみあげろyomiagero
Desire (たい)読み上げたい よみあげたいyomiagetai

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