godan verb (v5b, vt) · N5
呼ぶyobu
to call
- to call outto
- to invoke
- to summona doctor, etc.
Remember it
Connect the sound to "yo, boo". Picture a friendly call saying "yo!" in a scene for "to call" so the sound points straight back to the meaning.
Forms
Non-past affirmative | Past affirmative | Non-past negative | Past negative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Informal plain form | 呼ぶ | 呼んだ | 呼ばない | 呼ばなかった |
Formal -masu base | 呼びます | 呼びました | 呼びません | 呼びませんでした |
te-form
呼んで
connector — “… and then”
Godan verb — the final kana shifts depending on the form.
Learning status
learning
Recognition2 / 5
Recall2 / 5
Reading2 / 5