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しゃべる Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N3 › Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Conjugation しゃべる · godan verb (-ru)
Form Positive Negative Dictionary しゃべる しゃべらない Polite しゃべります しゃべりません Past polite しゃべりました しゃべりませんでした Past しゃべった しゃべらなかった Te-form しゃべって しゃべらないで Desire しゃべりたい しゃべりたくない Potential しゃべれる しゃべれない Passive しゃべられる しゃべられない Causative しゃべらせる しゃべらせない Causative passive しゃべらせられる also しゃべらされる しゃべらせられない also しゃべらされない Volitional しゃべろう Polite volitional しゃべりましょう Imperative しゃべれ しゃべるな Conditional しゃべれば しゃべらなければ Tara conditional しゃべったら しゃべらなかったら
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I talked on the phone with a friend for a long time.
He always talks only about himself.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 と 喋しゃべ る to chat with someone
I chatted with a friend for the first time in a while.
〈 事こと 〉 について 喋しゃべ る to talk about something
We all chatted about yesterday's drama.
電でん 話わ で 喋しゃべ る to chat on the phone
I chat with my girlfriend on the phone every night.
ぺちゃくちゃ 喋しゃべ る to chatter away (rapidly, informally)
The kids are chattering away in the back seat.
〈 事こと 〉 を 喋しゃべ る to blab something (e.g. a secret)
He ended up blabbing the secret.
Expressions しゃべりまくる talk on and on; talk one's head off Transitive / intransitive 喋る is used both transitively and intransitively: intransitively as in 友達と喋る (to chat with a friend), and transitively as in 秘密を喋る (to blab a secret).
Related words 話す is the neutral, all-purpose word for speaking or telling something, while 喋る is casual and often implies chatty or excessive talking.
語る is a more formal, literary word for narrating or recounting something, while 喋る is a casual word for everyday chatting.
喋る is a casual verb for chatting or talking, while 話せる specifically expresses the ability or opportunity to speak, not the act itself.
Don't confuse with 喋くる looks and sounds like 喋る but is an intensified, more casual form meaning to chat enthusiastically or rapidly.
喋る is the verb 'to chat/talk' that おしゃべり derives from, so learners often mix up when to use the verb 喋る versus the noun/adjective おしゃべり.
Written forms しゃべる Usage 62%
Usually written in kana; the kanji form 喋る is also used but less common.
喋しゃべ る Usage 38%
Kanji form; recognized but less frequent than kana.
Etymology The origin is uncertain, but it may be related to the mimetic word しゃべしゃべ (chattering sound) or a variation of しゃべくる (to jabber).
