しゃべる【
喋る
】

shaberu

Godan Verb (ru)

1. to talk; to chat; to chatter

Transitive

Usually Written in Kana

つい彼かれが病気びょうきだということをしゃべってしまった。

tsui karega byōkidato iu kotō shabette shimatta.

I've just let slip that he is sick.

60 Variants Available

Essential 8 items

しゃべった

shabetta

The past form

1. Spoke; Talked

★ Common

Verb

#13625

しゃべって

shabette

て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions

1. Speak; Talking

★ Common

Verb

#8642

しゃべらない

shaberanai

The negative form

1. Not to talk; To be silent

★ Common

Verb

#23838

しゃべらなかった

shaberanakatta

The past negative form

1. Did not speak; Did not talk

★ Common

Verb

#105773

しゃべりました

shaberimashita

The polite past form

1. Spoke; Talked

★ Common

Verb

#69621

しゃべります

shaberimasu

The polite form

1. Speak; Talk

★ Common

Verb

#77440

しゃべりません

shaberimasen

The polite negative form

1. Do not speak.; I don't speak.

★ Common

Verb

#77918

しゃべりませんでした

shaberimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Did not talk.; Did not speak.

★ Common

Verb

#144034

Common 24 items

しゃべったばかり

shabettabakari

Indicates an action has just been completed

1. Just spoke; Recently spoke

★ Common

Verb

#1000567

しゃべっちゃう

shabecchau

The completive aspect (contracted form) - indicates completion or regret

1. To blurt out; To babble

★ Common

Verb

#103074

しゃべっちゃダメ

shabeccha dame

A casual prohibition ("not allowed to...")

1. Don't talk.; Don't blurt out.

★ Common

Verb

#121966

しゃべっていない

shabette inai

The negative of an ongoing action or state

1. Not speaking; Not talking

★ Common

Verb

#257591

しゃべっている

shabette iru

Expresses an ongoing action or state

1. Talking; Speaking

★ Common

Verb

#73058

しゃべってわいけない

shabettewa ikenai

Expresses prohibition ("must not do")

1. Must not speak.; Do not talk.

★ Common

Adjective

#1223328

しゃべってもいう

shabettemo iu

Expresses permission ("may do")

1. May speak.; You may talk.

★ Common

Adjective

#1223328

しゃべっとく

shabettoku

Preparatory: doing something in advance or leaving it done

1. To talk about it beforehand; To have already talked about it

★ Common

Verb

#481262

しゃべらないで

shaberanaide

A plain negative request ("don't...")

1. Don't talk.; Be quiet.

★ Common

Verb

#68435

しゃべらなきゃ

shaberanakya

A casual expression of obligation ("gotta do")

1. Have to talk; Must speak

★ Common

Verb

#201133

しゃべらなくてもいう

shaberanakutemo iu

Expresses lack of necessity ("don't have to do")

1. Don't have to talk.; Don't need to speak.

★ Common

Adjective

#1223328

しゃべらなければならない

shaberanakereba naranai

Expresses obligation ("must do")

1. Must speak; Have to talk

★ Common

Adjective

#546309

しゃべりたい

shaberitai

Expresses the desire to do something ("want to…")

1. Want to talk; Want to chat

★ Common

Verb

#60498

しゃべりたくない

shaberitakunai

Expresses the lack of desire to do something ("do not want to…")

1. Don't want to talk.; Don't feel like talking.

★ Common

Verb

#130174

しゃべるところ

shaberu tokoro

Indicates being about to do something

1. About to speak; On the verge of talking

★ Common

Verb

#251068

しゃべるみたい

shaberu mitai

Expresses appearance based on observation ("looks like...")

1. Looks like talking.; Seems talkative.

★ Common

Verb

#346330

しゃべれない

shaberenai

Expresses inability (cannot do)

1. Cannot speak.; Unable to talk.

★ Common

Verb

#47198

しゃべれる

shabereru

Expresses ability (can do)

1. Can speak; Able to talk

★ Common

Verb

#26704

しゃべろう

shaberō

Informal suggestion or intention ("let's…")

1. Let's talk.; Let's chat.

★ Common

Verb

#73616

しゃべっています

shabette imasu

Polite form for an ongoing action or state

1. Speaking; Is speaking

★ Common

Verb

#245806

しゃべらないでください

shaberanaide kudasai

A polite negative request ("please don't...")

1. Please don't talk.; Please be quiet.

★ Common

Verb

#189779

しゃべりなさい

shaberinasai

A polite command form (e.g., parent to child)

1. Speak.; Tell [me/us].

★ Common

Verb

#156989

しゃべりましょう

shaberimashō

Formal suggestion or intention ("let's…")

1. Let's talk.; Let's chat.

★ Common

Verb

#226554

しゃべれます

shaberemasu

The polite form for expressing ability

1. Can speak; Am able to speak

★ Common

Verb

#122248

Advanced 28 items

しゃべったそうだ

shabetta sōda

Expresses hearsay about a past event ("I heard that...")

1. They say (he/she/it) talked.; (He/She/It) apparently talked.

★ Common

Verb

#463921

しゃべっただろう

shabettadarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Probably spoke; Probably said

★ Common

Verb

#452834

しゃべったところ

shabetta tokoro

Indicates just did something

1. Just spoke.; Just talked.

★ Common

Verb

#363642

しゃべったら

shabettara

The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when (one) talks; If/when (one) speaks

★ Common

Verb

#39535

しゃべったらしい

shabettarashii

Expresses appearance about a past event ("seems to have...")

1. Seemed to have talked; Apparently talked

★ Common

Verb

#248086

しゃべってくれ

shabette kure

A casual, masculine request

1. Talk to me.; Tell me.

★ Common

Verb

#56148

しゃべってちょうだい

shabette chōdai

A casual, feminine request

1. Talk to me.; Please talk to me.

★ Common

Verb

#808487

しゃべらせられる

shaberaserareru

The causative-passive form (is made to be done)

1. To be made to talk; Forced to speak

★ Common

Verb

#507840

しゃべらせる

shaberaseru

The causative voice (to make/let someone do)

1. To make speak; To let speak

★ Common

Verb

#149945

しゃべらないでくれ

shaberanaide kure

A masculine negative request

1. Don't talk.; Please don't speak.

★ Common

Verb

#260900

しゃべらなければいけない

shaberanakereba ikenai

Alternative obligation form

1. Must talk; Have to talk

★ Common

Adjective

#474372

しゃべられる

shaberareru

The passive voice (is done by …)

1. To be spoken of; To be talked about

★ Common

Verb

#114786

しゃべりがち

shaberigachi

Indicates a tendency to do something

1. Talkative; Prone to talking

★ Common

Verb

#546516

しゃべりきる

shaberikiru

Emphasizes complete achievement

1. To finish speaking; To talk through

★ Common

Verb

#567731

しゃべりそうだ

shaberisōda

Expresses appearance from visual evidence

1. About to talk; Looks like it will speak

★ Common

Verb

#428629

しゃべりっぱなし

shaberippanashi

Indicates something is left in a state

1. Talking incessantly; Left talking

★ Common

Verb

#143103

しゃべりぬく

shaberinuku

Emphasizes perseverance through completion

1. Talk through; Talk until the end

★ Common

Verb

#1223328

しゃべるそうだ

shaberu sōda

Expresses hearsay ("I heard that...")

1. They say...; I hear that...

★ Common

Verb

#1223328

しゃべると

shaberuto

The "-to" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when speaking; When one speaks

★ Common

Verb

#56671

しゃべるな

shaberuna

A strong, direct prohibition ("don't!")

1. Don't speak.; Be quiet.

★ Common

Verb

#31392

しゃべるなら

shaberunara

The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when speaking; If/when talking

★ Common

Verb

#343337

しゃべるようだ

shaberu yōda

A more formal way to express appearance ("appears that...")

1. Seems; Appears

★ Common

Verb

#650344

しゃべるらしい

shaberurashii

Expresses appearance based on inference ("seems that...")

1. Seems to talk.; Apparently talks.

★ Common

Verb

#472047

しゃべれ

shabere

A strong, direct command

1. Speak.; Tell [it].

★ Common

Verb

#13890

しゃべれば

shabereba

The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when (one) talks; If/when (he/she/it) talks

★ Common

Verb

#78683

しゃべってくださいませ

shabette kudasaimase

An extra polite request

1. Please speak.; Talk, please.

★ Common

Verb

#1223328

しゃべってわならない

shabettewa naranai

Formal prohibition

1. Do not speak.; Must not talk.

★ Common

Adjective

#1223328

しゃべってもよろしい

shabettemo yoroshii

Formal permission

1. May I speak?; Permission to speak.

★ Common

Adjective

#1000567

しゃべる【
喋る
】

shaberu

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