godan verb (v5s, vt) · N5
話すhanasu
to talk, to speak
- to talk
- to speak
- to converse
Remember it
Connect the sound to "hand sauce". Picture a hand-shaped speech bubble talking in a scene for "to talk, to speak" so the sound points straight back to the meaning.
Forms
Non-past affirmative | Past affirmative | Non-past negative | Past negative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Informal plain form | 話す | 話した | 話さない | 話さなかった |
Formal -masu base | 話します | 話しました | 話しません | 話しませんでした |
te-form
話して
connector — “… and then”
Godan verb — the final kana shifts depending on the form.
Learning status
learning
Recognition2 / 5
Recall2 / 5
Reading2 / 5