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呼よぶ (yobu)

to call out,to invite

  • JLPT N5
  • Godan verb
  • Pitch 0
  • #403 most frequent

Meaning

呼ぶ (よぶ, yobu) is a JLPT N5 verb meaning “to call out,to invite”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 12

ウェイターを呼よびましょう。

Let's call the waiter.

警察けいさつを呼よんで!

Call the police!

お呼よびですか。

Did you call?

類るいは友ともを呼よぶ。

Birds of a feather will gather together.

Conjugation table

呼ぶ (よぶ) is a godan verb (u-verb). Every major form with romaji:

FormJapaneseRomaji
Dictionary呼ぶ よぶyobu
Negative呼ばない よばないyobanai
Past呼んだ よんだyonda
Past negative呼ばなかった よばなかったyobanakatta
Polite (ます)呼びます よびますyobimasu
Polite negative呼びません よびませんyobimasen
Polite past呼びました よびましたyobimashita
Polite past negative呼びませんでした よびませんでしたyobimasendeshita
Te-form呼んで よんでyonde
Conditional (ば)呼べば よべばyobeba
Conditional (たら)呼んだら よんだらyondara
Potential呼べる よべるyoberu
Passive呼ばれる よばれるyobareru
Causative呼ばせる よばせるyobaseru
Causative-passive呼ばせられる よばせられるyobaserareru
Volitional呼ぼう よぼうyobou
Volitional polite呼びましょう よびましょうyobimashou
Imperative呼べ よべyobe
Desire (たい)呼びたい よびたいyobitai

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