唱える
唱える · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 唱える | 唱えない |
| Polite | 唱えます | 唱えません |
| Past polite | 唱えました | 唱えませんでした |
| Past | 唱えた | 唱えなかった |
| Te-form | 唱えて | 唱えないで |
| Desire | 唱えたい | 唱えたくない |
| Potential | 唱えられるalso 唱えれる | 唱えられないalso 唱えれない |
| Passive | 唱えられる | 唱えられない |
| Causative | 唱えさせる | 唱えさせない |
| Causative passive | 唱えさせられる | 唱えさせられない |
| Volitional | 唱えよう | |
| Polite volitional | 唱えましょう | |
| Imperative | 唱えろ | 唱えるな |
| Conditional | 唱えれば | 唱えなければ |
| Tara conditional | 唱えたら | 唱えなかったら |
Meanings
ichidan verb, transitive verb
Used for reciting set phrases, prayers, sutras, slogans, or spells aloud, often in a rhythmic or formal manner.
I chant sutras every morning.
When you recite the incantation, the magic activates.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
Used for loudly voicing a demand, slogan, or protest, often in a group or public setting.
The demonstrators shouted, 'Raise our wages!'
ichidan verb, transitive verb
Used for publicly promoting an idea, theory, or principle, often with conviction. Can imply persistent or emphatic assertion.
He continues to advocate the importance of nonviolence.
The scholar advanced a new theory.
Usage patterns
- 〈事〉を唱えるto advocate/insist on something
He advocated for a new method of education.
- お経を唱えるto chant a sutra
The monk is quietly chanting a sutra.
- 疑問を唱えるto raise a doubt or objection
Many experts raised doubts about the plan.
- 呪文を唱えるto chant a spell or incantation
The wizard chanted a spell and opened the door.
- スローガンを唱えるto chant a slogan
The demonstrators marched while chanting slogans.
- 新説を唱えるto propose a new theory
The scholar proposed a new theory about the origin of the universe.