話す - To Speak/Talk - HANASU
Radicals of 話す
Radical 1: 言 (ごんべん - 'speech' radical, indicating communication)
Radical 2: 舌 (した - 'tongue' radical, contributing to the meaning of the kanji)
Synonyms/Related Words:
会話する (かいわする - to converse)
語る (かたる - to tell, to narrate)
喋る (しゃべる - to chat, to talk)
述べる (のべる - to state, to express)
話し合う (はなしあう - to discuss, to talk over)
Verb Tenses and Forms:
Dictionary Form (Present/Future):
話す (はなす) - to speak/talk
Polite Form (ます Form):
話します (はなします) - speak/talk (polite)
Negative Form:
話さない (はなさない) - do not speak/talk
話しません (はなしません) - do not speak/talk (polite)
Past Tense:
話した (はなした) - spoke/talked
話しました (はなしました) - spoke/talked (polite)
Negative Past Tense:
話さなかった (はなさなかった) - did not speak/talk
話しませんでした (はなしませんでした) - did not speak/talk (polite)
て Form (Conjunctive):
話して (はなして) - speaking/talking (and...)
Conditional Form:
話せば (はなせば) - if (I/you) speak/talk
Volitional Form (Let's...):
話そう (はなそう) - let's speak/talk
Imperative Form (Command):
話せ (はなせ) - speak/talk! (casual/commanding)
話しなさい (はなしなさい) - speak/talk! (polite command)
Prohibitive Form (Don't...):
話すな (はなすな) - don't speak/talk!
Potential Form (Can...):
話せる (はなせる) - can speak/talk
話せます (はなせます) - can speak/talk (polite)
Causative Form (Make/Let...):
話させる (はなさせる) - make/let someone speak/talk
話させます (はなさせます) - make/let someone speak/talk (polite)
Passive Form (Has spoken/talked):
話される (はなされる) - has spoken/talked
話されます (はなされます) - has spoken/talked (polite)
Causative-Passive Form (Is made to speak/talk):
話させられる (はなさせられる) - is made to speak/talk
話させられます (はなさせられます) - is made to speak/talk (polite)