喜ぶ · godan verb (-bu)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 喜ぶ | 喜ばない |
| Polite | 喜びます | 喜びません |
| Past polite | 喜びました | 喜びませんでした |
| Past | 喜んだ | 喜ばなかった |
| Te-form | 喜んで | 喜ばないで |
| Desire | 喜びたい | 喜びたくない |
| Potential | 喜べる | 喜べない |
| Passive | 喜ばれる | 喜ばれない |
| Causative | 喜ばせる | 喜ばせない |
| Causative passive | 喜ばせられるalso 喜ばされる | 喜ばせられないalso 喜ばされない |
| Volitional | 喜ぼう | |
| Polite volitional | 喜びましょう | |
| Imperative | 喜べ | 喜ぶな |
| Conditional | 喜べば | 喜ばなければ |
| Tara conditional | 喜んだら | 喜ばなかったら |
godan verb (-bu), transitive verb, intransitive verb
be delighted; be glad; rejoice
General emotional reaction to good news, gifts, or favorable outcomes. Can be used both intransitively (to feel joy) and transitively (to welcome or appreciate something).
She was very delighted to receive the present.
My parents were glad about my passing the exam.
godan verb (-bu), transitive verb
Used when expressing joy for someone else's achievement or good fortune, often with a direct object marked by を.
I sincerely congratulated my friend on their marriage.
godan verb (-bu), transitive verb
welcome; take kindly to
Used for accepting proposals, advice, or offers positively. Often appears in formal or polite contexts.
We welcome your opinions.
godan verb (-bu), intransitive verb
do gladly; be happy to do
Used in the て-form 喜んで to mean 'with pleasure' or 'gladly'. Often used when offering to do something or accepting a request.
See also: 喜んで
I'll be happy to help you.
He was delighted that he passed the exam.
I was happy for my friend's marriage.
I'll be glad to help you.
She was delighted to receive the present.
He gladly accepted the proposal.
祝う specifically means to celebrate an occasion or mark someone's good fortune with festivities, while 喜ぶ just means to feel or show gladness, with or without any celebration.
感激する describes being deeply moved or touched, a stronger and more emotional reaction than the more general 喜ぶ.
楽しむ means to enjoy an ongoing activity or experience, whereas 喜ぶ is the reaction of gladness to a specific event or piece of news.
Rarely used kanji form; may appear in literary or older texts.
Rarely used kanji form; may appear in literary or older texts.
Search-only kanji form; not commonly used in modern writing.