聞こえる
きこえる
to be heard, to be audible
Kikoeru (聞こえる) is an ichidan verb meaning "to be heard, to be audible". Its polite form is 聞こえます (kikoemasu), its te form is 聞こえて (kikoete), its past form is 聞こえた (kikoeta), and its negative form is 聞こえない (kikoenai).
Ichidan verbJLPT N4
Kikoeru (聞こえる) conjugation quick reference
聞こえる means "to be heard, to be audible". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.
Kikoeru example sentences
音楽が聞こえます。
I can hear music.
昨日、雨の音が聞こえました。
I heard the sound of rain yesterday.
外の声が聞こえません。
I can't hear the voices outside.
How to use Kikoeru: grammar notes
•Use が with the thing that is heard: for example,「音が聞こえる」means "I can hear a sound."
•Don't use を with 聞こえる—it's not something you actively listen to, it's something you happen to hear.
•You can add から after a place to say where the sound is coming from, like「外から音が聞こえる」(I hear a sound from outside).
•JLPT N4 level
Common phrases with Kikoeru
音が聞こえる(おとがきこえる)
I can hear a sound / The sound is audible
よく聞こえません(よくきこえません)
I can't hear well
声が聞こえる(こえがきこえる)
I can hear a voice
Kikoeru (聞こえる) conjugation table
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forms | ||
| Dictionary Form | 聞こえる | kikoeru |
| Masu Form | 聞こえます | kikoemasu |
| Te Form | 聞こえて | kikoete |
| Past Form | 聞こえた | kikoeta |
| Negative Form | 聞こえない | kikoenai |
| Past Negative | 聞こえなかった | kikoenakatta |
| Polite Forms | ||
| Polite Present | 聞こえます | kikoemasu |
| Polite Past | 聞こえました | kikoemashita |
| Polite Negative | 聞こえません | kikoemasen |
| Polite Past Negative | 聞こえませんでした | kikoemasendeshita |
| Advanced Forms | ||
| Potential Form | 聞こえられる | kikoerareru |
| Passive Form | 聞こえられる | kikoerareru |
| Causative Form | 聞こえさせる | kikoesaseru |
| Causative Passive | 聞こえさせられる | kikoesaserareru |
| Volitional Form | 聞こえよう | kikoeyou |
| Imperative Form | 聞こえろ | kikoero |
| Conditional Forms | ||
| Conditional (ば) | 聞こえれば | kikoereba |
| Conditional (たら) | 聞こえたら | kikoetara |
| Other Forms | ||
| Progressive Form | 聞こえている | kikoeteiru |
| Desire (たい) | 聞こえたい | kikoetai |
| Prohibition | 聞こえるな | kikoeruna |