聞き出す · godan verb (-su)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 聞き出す | 聞き出さない |
| Polite | 聞き出します | 聞き出しません |
| Past polite | 聞き出しました | 聞き出しませんでした |
| Past | 聞き出した | 聞き出さなかった |
| Te-form | 聞き出して | 聞き出さないで |
| Desire | 聞き出したい | 聞き出したくない |
| Potential | 聞き出せる | 聞き出せない |
| Passive | 聞き出される | 聞き出されない |
| Causative | 聞き出させる | 聞き出させない |
| Causative passive | 聞き出させられる | 聞き出させられない |
| Volitional | 聞き出そう | |
| Polite volitional | 聞き出しましょう | |
| Imperative | 聞き出せ | 聞き出すな |
| Conditional | 聞き出せば | 聞き出さなければ |
| Tara conditional | 聞き出したら | 聞き出さなかったら |
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
get information out of someone; extract information; find out through questioning
Used when actively drawing out information from a person, often through skillful or persistent questioning. Implies the information was not readily volunteered.
The reporter tried to get the truth out of the politician.
She skillfully extracted his secret.
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
begin listening
Rare and somewhat literary; means to start listening to something, such as a story or music. In modern Japanese, 聞き始める is more common.
He began listening to the radio news.
Search-only form; not standard for modern writing.