Japanese

さけぶ
Meaning: to shout; to cry out
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 叫ぶ 叫ばない
Polite 叫びます 叫びません
Past 叫んだ 叫ばなかった
Polite + Past 叫びました 叫びませんでした
Te-form 叫んで 叫ばなくて
Potential 叫べる 叫べない
Passive 叫ばれる 叫ばれない
Causative 叫ばせる 叫ばせない
Causative + Passive 叫ばされる 叫ばされない
Imperative 叫べ 叫ぶな

Example sentences

彼は助けを求めて叫んだ。
He shouted for help.
彼は大声で叫んだ。
He shouted in a loud voice.
子供が遠くから「お母さん!」と叫びながら駆け寄ってきた。
The child came running towards their mother, shouting 'Mommy!' from afar.
突然の雷に、彼女は「きゃあ!」と叫んだ
She screamed 'Kyaa!' at the sudden thunder.
きゃっと叫んだ。
I screamed 'Kyaa!'.

Usage Notes

Used when raising one's voice loudly to call someone or express strong emotion.

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