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呼ぶ

to call

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Conjugation of 呼ぶ

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: invite, send for someone, get someone, designate, send, apply a name to someone
私/俺
Present informal tense
呼ぶ
yobu
I call
Present informal negative tense
呼ばない
yobanai
I don't call
Present formal tense
呼びます
yobimasu
I call
Present formal negative tense
呼びません
yobimasen
I do not call
私/俺
Past informal tense
呼んだ
yonda
I called
Past informal negative tense
呼ばなかった
yobanakatta
I didn't call
Past formal tense
呼びました
yobimashita
I call
Past formal negative tense
呼びませんでした
yobimasen deshita
I did not call
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
呼べ
yobe
call
Imperative negative mood
呼ぶな
yobu na
don't call
Imperative formal mood
呼んでください
yonde kudasai
please call
Imperative formal negative mood
呼ばないでください
yobanai dekudasai
please do not call
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
呼んで
yonde
call
Passive stem
呼ばれる
yobareru
called
Hypothetical tense
呼べ
yobe
if I called
Hypothetical conditional stem
呼べば
yobeba
called
私/俺
Volitional stem
呼ぼう
yobō
will call
Potential stem
呼べる
yoberu
called
Continuative stem
呼び
yobi
calling
Causative stem
呼ばせる
yobaseru
allow to call
私/俺
Imperfective stem
呼ば
yoba
call

Examples of 呼ぶ

クリスティーヌは 絶対に”彼を”呼ぶ

Just go home and don't say anything to anyone. Remember that number trick that you showed us at dinner?

悪いけど 呼ぶ

Sorry. No, no.

まだ名前の無い島を " エディの島 " と 呼ぶ

Not to mention all the countless unnamed ones like the soon to be called: "Edwahii".

呼ばない

I would, but I can't be sure you won't call the police. I won't.

呼ばない?

No?

呼びます?

Do you want me to find you a supervisor?

マヤは失った息子を 呼びます

Maya calls for her lost son.

"呼んだ" のか これから呼ぶのか?

You called the police or you will call the police?

呼んだ?

or you gonna eat? You called for me?

呼んだよ "呼んだ" って

Well, did you call a tow truck?

"呼んだ" って

Yeah, I called a tow truck.

警察 呼んで!

Call the police!

いいから 呼んで 呼んで

Just call it!

その3人をここに 呼んで 調べるべきだな

I think we should get them out here, take a look at them.

素敵な女性をテーブルに 呼んで 生の踊りを

Invite one of our lovely ladies over to your table where the real action is.

兵士は別名シープドッグ(牧羊犬)と 呼ばれる ... そうだろ?

Am I right?

呼ばれる"かも"ってだけだよ

Distant, outside possibility.

The company is 会社は called Cedar Lake ヒマラヤスギ湖と 呼ばれる

I think you should invite me to one of your performances.

呼べ

- Call to your sister.

ミューラーだ 呼べ

There's Mueller. Call to him.

呼べば、聞こえるよ

I'm gonna go out there. I'm gonna leave the door open.

中に人がいるんだ 消防車 呼べば…

Shouldn't we just call...

呼べば? 800ドル取られて 毒を盛られたと話すわ

Tell them how you charged me $800 to spit in my face and poison me.

専門家を 呼ぼう

I say we call in the expert.