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喜ぶ

よろこぶ

to rejoice, to be delighted, to be glad

Godan verbJLPT N4

Example Sentences

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Grammar Notes & Usage Tips

Use 喜ぶ with the particle を when talking about what someone is happy about—for example, プレゼントを喜ぶ (be happy about the present).
喜ぶ is often used to describe someone else's emotion, so make sure to name the person clearly, like 子どもが喜んでいる (the child is happy).
Don’t confuse 喜ぶ with 嬉しい (happy)—喜ぶ is a verb (to be glad), while 嬉しい is an adjective (glad), so they’re used differently in sentences.
JLPT N4 level

Common Phrases & Expressions

プレゼントをもらって喜ぶ
Be happy to receive a present
喜んで行きます
I’d be happy to go / I’ll gladly go
お客様が喜ぶ料理
Food that pleases the customers

Complete Conjugation Table

Basic Forms

Dictionary Form
喜ぶ
Masu Form
喜びます
Te Form
喜んで
Past Form
喜んだ
Negative Form
喜ばない
Past Negative
喜ばなかった

Polite Forms

Polite Present
喜びます
Polite Past
喜びました
Polite Negative
喜びません
Polite Past Negative
喜びませんでした

Advanced Forms

Potential Form
喜べる
Passive Form
喜ばれる
Causative Form
喜ばせる
Causative Passive
喜ばされる
Volitional Form
喜ぼう
Imperative Form
喜べ

Conditional Forms

Conditional (ば)
喜べば
Conditional (たら)
喜んだら

Other Forms

Progressive Form
喜んでいる
Desire (たい)
喜びたい
Prohibition
喜ぶな

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