Japanese

びかける

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

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

呼
び
か
け
る

Example sentences

He called out to the crowd to participate in the volunteer activities.
電力の供給が逼迫し、節電が呼びかけられた。
The electricity supply became strained, and people were asked to save energy.
災害の被災者を支援するために、街頭で募金を呼びかけた。
I called for donations on the street to support disaster victims.

Usage Notes

Used when calling out to someone or appealing to a group for action.

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