呼ぶ
よぶ
hepburn yobu
to call, to invite
Part of speech · godan-verb
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- タクシーを呼んでください。Please call a taxi.
- 友達を家に呼びました。I invited my friend to my home.
Collocations
呼ぶ (yobu, to call / invite)呼び出す (yobidasu, to summon)招待する (shoutai suru, to invite formal)名前を呼ぶ (namae o yobu, call name)救急車を呼ぶ (kyuukyuusha o yobu, call ambulance)
Mnemonic
Yobu (呼ぶ) is a godan verb merging (1) "to call" by voice / name and (2) "to call in / invite" (a person or service). Namae o yobu (call a name), takushii o yobu (call a taxi), tomodachi o yobu (invite a friend). The formal invitation is shoutai suru (招待, Sino-Japanese); yobu is more casual. Emergency: kyuukyuusha o yobu (call an ambulance) is a core collocation. Korean "bureuda / chodae-hada" parallels. Metaphor extension: ninki o yobu (draw popularity), giron o yobu (provoke debate) — yobu means "cause to arise."
Quick check
Meaning of "giron o yobu"?