Godan verb (ぶ)
叫ぶさけぶ
sakebu叫ぶ (さけぶ, sakebu) — to shout — is a godan verb ending in ぶ: 叫んで (te-form), 叫んだ (past), 叫ばない (negative), 叫びます (polite).
It also means to cry; to scream.
How 叫ぶ conjugates · godan ぶ-verb
Only the last kana changes: ぶ becomes ば, び, べ or ぼ.
Which one depends on the ending. The five are one line of the hiragana chart — same consonant, vowels あ・い・う・え・お — and everything before that kana never changes.
ば叫ばないnegative
び叫びますpolite present
ぶ叫ぶdictionary form
べ叫べるpotential叫べばif
ぼ叫ぼうvolitional
The て and た forms · ぶ → んで, んだ
ん叫んでte-form叫んだpast
The て and た forms are the only two that don't follow this pattern. Every む-, ぶ- and ぬ-verb has the same んで there.
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PLAIN
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present | 叫ぶ さけぶ sakebu | |
| past I shouted. | 叫んだ さけんだ sakenda | |
| negative I don't shout. | 叫ばない さけばない sakebanai | |
| te-form I shout and … | 叫んで さけんで sakende | |
| past negative I didn't shout. | 叫ばなかった さけばなかった sakebanakatta | |
| volitional Let's shout. | 叫ぼう さけぼう sakebou | |
| potential I can shout. | 叫べる さけべる sakeberu | |
| cond. ば If I were to shout, ... | 叫べば さけべば sakebeba | |
| cond. たら If I shout, ... | 叫んだら さけんだら sakendara | |
| passive N2 It gets shouted out. | 叫ばれる さけばれる sakebareru | |
| causative N2 I make someone shout. | 叫ばせる さけばせる sakebaseru | |
| imperative N1 Shout! | 叫べ さけべ sakebe |
POLITE
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present | 叫びます さけびます sakebimasu | |
| past I shouted. | 叫びました さけびました sakebimashita | |
| negative I don't shout. | 叫びません さけびません sakebimasen | |
| past negative I didn't shout. | 叫びませんでした さけびませんでした sakebimasendeshita | |
| volitional Let's shout. | 叫びましょう さけびましょう sakebimashou |
ASPECT
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| ている I'm shouting. | 叫んでいる さけんでいる sakendeiru | |
| ていた I was shouting. | 叫んでいた さけんでいた sakendeita | |
| ています I'm shouting. | 叫んでいます さけんでいます sakendeimasu | |
| ていました I was shouting. | 叫んでいました さけんでいました sakendeimashita |