- 1. [v5b, vt] to call out (to); to call; to invoke
- 2. [v5b, vt] to summon (a doctor, etc.)
- 3. [v5b, vt] to invite
- 4. [v5b, vt] to designate; to name; to brand
- 5. [v5b, vt] to garner (support, etc.); to gather
- 6. [v5b, vt] to take as one's wife (arch)
Conjugation — Verb (godan-bu)
| Dictionary form | よぶ | (yobu) |
| Polite | よびます | (yobimasu) |
| Past, plain | よんだ | (yonda) |
| Past, polite | よびました | (yobimashita) |
| Negative, plain | よばない | (yobanai) |
| Negative, polite | よびません | (yobimasen) |
| Past negative, plain | よばなかった | (yobanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | よびませんでした | (yobimasendeshita) |
| Te-form | よんで | (yonde) |
| Potential | よべる | (yoberu) |
| Volitional | よぼう | (yobou) |
| Conditional (―ba) | よべば | (yobeba) |
| Passive | よばれる | (yobareru) |
| Causative | よばせる | (yobaseru) |
| Imperative | よべ | (yobe) |
Kanji in this word
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呼
call, call out to, inviteOn: コ (ko)Kun: よ.ぶ (yo.bu)
Example Sentences
あなたが呼べば、彼は来るでしょう。
He will come if you call him.
「本当に警察を呼びたいのか」と僕は彼女に尋ねた。
"Are you sure you want to call the police?" I asked her.
パーティーに呼んでもらいましたが今回は行けません。
You invited me to your party, but I can't make it this time.
あなたをケパと呼ぶことにします。
You will be called Cephas.
この映画は大変な人気を呼んだ。
This movie has won great popularity.