Conjugation

しゃべる

shaberu

talk

Godan verb, group 1, ending -ru.

Conjugated like なる, やる, 知る, 触る, 割る, 殴る

  • Godan, not ichidan

    It ends in -iru or -eru, but it is a godan verb: しゃべります, しゃべらない.

Newbie

The polite forms to talk about now, the future, and the past, and the te-form of requests.

  1. Polite present · -masu

    What you do, usually or soon, said politely. Japanese has one form for the present and the future.

    1. affirmativeしゃべりますshaberimasu
    2. negativeしゃべりませんshaberimasen

  2. Polite past · -mashita

    What you did, or did not do, said politely.

    1. affirmativeしゃべりましたshaberimashita
    2. negativeしゃべりませんでしたshaberimasen deshita

  3. Te-form

    Links actions (and then…), and with ください asks politely.

    1. しゃべってshabette
    2. requestしゃべってくださいshabette kudasai

  4. Let’s · -mashō

    To suggest doing something together: let’s…

    1. しゃべりましょうshaberimashō

  5. Wanting to · -tai

    What you want to do. Add です to be polite.

    1. affirmativeしゃべりたいshaberitai
    2. negativeしゃべりたくないshaberitakunai
BeginnerThe plain forms of everyday speech, what is going on, what you can do, conditions, and the passive.Plain present · dictionary form · Plain past · -ta · Ongoing · -te iru · Potential · If, when · -tara · PassiveAlso show the Beginner forms (6)

  1. Plain present · dictionary form

    Between friends and family, and before a noun or many phrases. It also says the future.

    1. affirmativeしゃべるshaberu
    2. negativeしゃべらないshaberanai

  2. Plain past · -ta

    The past between friends and family, and before a noun.

    1. affirmativeしゃべったshabetta
    2. negativeしゃべらなかったshaberanakatta

  3. Ongoing · -te iru

    What is going on now, a habit, or a state that lasts: 結婚している, to be married.

    1. plainしゃべっているshabette iru
    2. politeしゃべっていますshabette imasu

  4. Potential

    What you can do. Its object often takes が: 日本語が話せる.

    1. plainしゃべれるshabereru
    2. politeしゃべれますshaberemasu

  5. If, when · -tara

    If or once something happens, and what you found when it did.

    1. しゃべったらshabettara

  6. Passive

    What is done to someone, often to their regret: に marks who does it. It is also a respectful way to speak of others.

    1. plainしゃべられるshaberareru
    2. politeしゃべられますshaberaremasu
IntermediateIntentions, orders, conditions, making someone do something, and the verbs of respect and modesty.Volitional · -ō, -yō · Command · Condition · -ba · Causative · Causative passiveAlso show the Intermediate forms (5)

  1. Volitional · -ō, -yō

    Let’s, between friends; with と思う, what you intend to do.

    1. しゃべろうshaberō

  2. Command

    A blunt order or ban (〜な), heard in sports, on signs, and between men. Politely, say 〜てください.

    1. orderしゃべれshabere
    2. banしゃべるなshaberu na

  3. Condition · -ba

    If…: the condition for what follows. In the negative, it also says what you must do: 〜なければならない.

    1. affirmativeしゃべればshabereba
    2. negativeしゃべらなければshaberanakereba

  4. Causative

    Making or letting someone do something: に or を marks who does it.

    1. plainしゃべらせるshaberaseru
    2. politeしゃべらせますshaberasemasu

  5. Causative passive

    Being made to do something you did not want to. In speech, godan verbs often shorten -aserareru to -asareru.

    1. plainしゃべらせられるshaberaserareru
    2. politeしゃべらせられますshaberaseraremasu