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しゃべる (shaberu)

to talk,to chat,to chatter

  • JLPT N3
  • Godan verb
  • Pitch 2
  • #3492 most frequent

Meaning

しゃべる (shaberu) is a JLPT N3 verb meaning “to talk,to chat,to chatter”.

Example sentences 11

彼女かのじょはよくしゃべるね。

She talks a lot.

喋しゃべるのをやめろ。

Stop talking.

彼かれはよくしゃべる。

He talks a lot.

彼女かのじょはよくしゃべる。

She talks a lot.

Conjugation table

しゃべる is a godan verb (u-verb). Every major form with romaji:

FormJapaneseRomaji
Dictionaryしゃべるshaberu
Negativeしゃべらないshaberanai
Pastしゃべったshabetta
Past negativeしゃべらなかったshaberanakatta
Polite (ます)しゃべりますshaberimasu
Polite negativeしゃべりませんshaberimasen
Polite pastしゃべりましたshaberimashita
Polite past negativeしゃべりませんでしたshaberimasendeshita
Te-formしゃべってshabette
Conditional (ば)しゃべればshabereba
Conditional (たら)しゃべったらshabettara
Potentialしゃべれるshabereru
Passiveしゃべられるshaberareru
Causativeしゃべらせるshaberaseru
Causative-passiveしゃべらせられるshaberaserareru
Volitionalしゃべろうshaberou
Volitional politeしゃべりましょうshaberimashou
Imperativeしゃべれshabere
Desire (たい)しゃべりたいshaberitai

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