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吠える

to bark

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Conjugation of 吠える

This verb follows the ichidan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: howl
私/俺
Present informal tense
吠える
hoeru
I bark
Present informal negative tense
吠えない
hoenai
I don't bark
Present formal tense
吠えます
hoemasu
I bark
Present formal negative tense
吠えません
hoemasen
I do not bark
私/俺
Past informal tense
吠えた
hoeta
I barked
Past informal negative tense
吠えなかった
hoenakatta
I didn't bark
Past formal tense
吠えました
hoemashita
I bark
Past formal negative tense
吠えませんでした
hoemasen deshita
I did not bark
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
吠えよ
hoeyo
bark
Imperative negative mood
吠えるな
hoeru na
don't bark
Imperative formal mood
吠えてください
hoete kudasai
please bark
Imperative formal negative mood
吠えないでください
hoenai dekudasai
please do not bark
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
吠えて
hoete
bark
Passive stem
吠えられる
hoerareru
barked
Hypothetical tense
吠えれ
hoere
if I barked
Hypothetical conditional stem
吠えれば
hoereba
barked
私/俺
Volitional stem
吠えよう
hoeyō
will bark
Potential stem
吠えられる
hoerareru
barked
Continuative stem
吠え
hoe
barking
Causative stem
吠えさせる
hoesaseru
allow to bark
私/俺
Imperfective stem
吠え
hoe
bark

Examples of 吠える

私を見て、吠えた。

He looked at me and barked.

奴らは 絶えず来て 吠えて 脅し取る

Those guys come in there all the time, grabbing and hollering.

わめき 吠え 声の大きさでは記録越え 私はアリーナの座席で

She ramped up the volume with a series of shrieks, yodels, bellows and bleats to a record-breaking 103 decibels.

彼女は大声を上げ 叫び 歌い わめき 吠え 声の大きさでは記録越え

She ramped up the volume with a series of shrieks, yodels, bellows and bleats to a record-breaking 103 decibels.