喜ぶ
よろこぶ
to rejoice, to be delighted, to be glad
Yorokobu (喜ぶ) is a godan verb meaning "to rejoice, to be delighted, to be glad". Its polite form is 喜びます (yorokobimasu), its te form is 喜んで (yorokonde), its past form is 喜んだ (yorokonda), and its negative form is 喜ばない (yorokobanai).
Godan verbJLPT N4
Yorokobu (喜ぶ) conjugation quick reference
喜ぶ means "to rejoice, to be delighted, to be glad". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.
Yorokobu example sentences
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How to use Yorokobu: grammar notes
•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 with Yorokobu
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
Yorokobu (喜ぶ) conjugation table
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forms | ||
| Dictionary Form | 喜ぶ | yorokobu |
| Masu Form | 喜びます | yorokobimasu |
| Te Form | 喜んで | yorokonde |
| Past Form | 喜んだ | yorokonda |
| Negative Form | 喜ばない | yorokobanai |
| Past Negative | 喜ばなかった | yorokobanakatta |
| Polite Forms | ||
| Polite Present | 喜びます | yorokobimasu |
| Polite Past | 喜びました | yorokobimashita |
| Polite Negative | 喜びません | yorokobimasen |
| Polite Past Negative | 喜びませんでした | yorokobimasendeshita |
| Advanced Forms | ||
| Potential Form | 喜べる | yorokoberu |
| Passive Form | 喜ばれる | yorokobareru |
| Causative Form | 喜ばせる | yorokobaseru |
| Causative Passive | 喜ばされる | yorokobasareru |
| Volitional Form | 喜ぼう | yorokobou |
| Imperative Form | 喜べ | yorokobe |
| Conditional Forms | ||
| Conditional (ば) | 喜べば | yorokobeba |
| Conditional (たら) | 喜んだら | yorokondara |
| Other Forms | ||
| Progressive Form | 喜んでいる | yorokondeiru |
| Desire (たい) | 喜びたい | yorokobitai |
| Prohibition | 喜ぶな | yorokobuna |