Japanese

ける

よびかける
Meaning: to call out to; to appeal to
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 呼び掛ける 呼び掛けない
Polite 呼び掛けます 呼び掛けません
Past 呼び掛けた 呼び掛けなかった
Polite + Past 呼び掛けました 呼び掛けませんでした
Te-form 呼び掛けて 呼び掛けなくて
Potential 呼び掛けられる 呼び掛けられない
Passive 呼び掛けられる 呼び掛けられない
Causative 呼び掛けさせる 呼び掛けさせない
Imperative 呼び掛けろ 呼び掛けるな

Handwriting

呼
び
掛
け
る

Example

He called out to the crowd for peace.

Usage Notes

Used when addressing a group of people to persuade or request something.

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