呼ぶ - To Call/Invite - YOBU
Radicals of 呼ぶ
Radical 1: 口 (くち - 'mouth' radical, indicating speech)
Radical 2: 乎 (こ - 'question' radical, contributing to the structure of the kanji)
Synonyms and Related Words:
叫ぶ (さけぶ - to shout, to yell)
招く (まねく - to invite, to beckon)
呼び出す (よびだす - to summon, to call out)
呼びかける (よびかける - to appeal, to call out to)
呼び止める (よびとめる - to call out to stop someone)
Verb Tenses and Forms:
Dictionary Form (Present/Future):
呼ぶ (よぶ) - to call/invite
Polite Form (ます Form):
呼びます (よびます) - call/invite (polite)
Negative Form:
呼ばない (よばない) - do not call/invite
呼びません (よびません) - do not call/invite (polite)
Past Tense:
呼んだ (よんだ) - called/invited
呼びました (よびました) - called/invited (polite)
Negative Past Tense:
呼ばなかった (よばなかった) - did not call/invite
呼びませんでした (よびませんでした) - did not call/invite (polite)
て Form (Conjunctive):
呼んで (よんで) - calling/inviting (and...)
Conditional Form:
呼べば (よべば) - if (I/you) call/invite
Volitional Form (Let's...):
呼ぼう (よぼう) - let's call/invite
Imperative Form (Command):
呼べ (よべ) - call/invite! (casual/commanding)
呼びなさい (よびなさい) - call/invite! (polite command)
Prohibitive Form (Don't...):
呼ぶな (よぶな) - don't call/invite!
Potential Form (Can...):
呼べる (よべる) - can call/invite
呼べます (よべます) - can call/invite (polite)
Causative Form (Make/Let...):
呼ばせる (よばせる) - make/let someone call/invite
呼ばせます (よばせます) - make/let someone call/invite (polite)
Passive Form (Is called/invited):
呼ばれる (よばれる) - is called/invited
呼ばれます (よばれます) - is called/invited (polite)
Causative-Passive Form (Is made to call/invite):
呼ばせられる (よばせられる) - is made to call/invite
呼ばせられます (よばせられます) - is made to call/invite (polite)