Japanese

よびだす
Meaning: to call out; to summon; to page
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 呼び出す 呼び出さない
Polite 呼び出します 呼び出しません
Past 呼び出した 呼び出さなかった
Polite + Past 呼び出しました 呼び出しませんでした
Te-form 呼び出して 呼び出さなくて
Potential 呼び出せる 呼び出せない
Passive 呼び出される 呼び出されない
Causative 呼び出させる 呼び出させない
Imperative 呼び出せ 呼び出すな

Example sentences

先生に職員室へ呼び出された。
I was summoned to the staff room by the teacher.
伝説の魔道士は、杖を一振りして炎を呼び出した。
The legendary mage waved his staff and summoned fire.

Usage Notes

Refers to calling someone to come out or summoning them to a specific location.

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