誘う · godan verb (-u)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 誘う | 誘わない |
| Polite | 誘います | 誘いません |
| Past polite | 誘いました | 誘いませんでした |
| Past | 誘った | 誘わなかった |
| Te-form | 誘って | 誘わないで |
| Desire | 誘いたい | 誘いたくない |
| Potential | 誘える | 誘えない |
| Passive | 誘われる | 誘われない |
| Causative | 誘わせる | 誘わせない |
| Causative passive | 誘わせられるalso 誘わされる | 誘わせられないalso 誘わされない |
| Volitional | 誘おう | |
| Polite volitional | 誘いましょう | |
| Imperative | 誘え | 誘うな |
| Conditional | 誘えば | 誘わなければ |
| Tara conditional | 誘ったら | 誘わなかったら |
godan verb (-u), transitive verb
invite; ask to come; take along
Used for inviting someone to an event, asking them to do something together, or bringing them along. The reading いざなう is a more literary or elegant variant for this sense.
I invited my friend to the party.
Let's ask him to come for a walk.
godan verb (-u), transitive verb
Used for tempting someone into doing something, often with a negative or manipulative nuance, or for attracting someone romantically. The reading いざなう can also be used in a poetic sense of luring or beckoning.
He tempts her with sweet words.
Lured by bad company, he started smoking.
godan verb (-u), transitive verb
Only with reading さそう
Used with the reading さそう only. Describes causing a reaction or emotion such as tears, laughter, sleepiness, or sympathy. Often used in literary or descriptive contexts.
The movie brought tears to the audience's eyes.
His joke provoked laughter from everyone.
I invited her to the party.
The story aroused sympathy in many people.
誘う implies a friendly, casual invitation to do something together, while 呼ぶ can sound more direct or deliberate when inviting someone.
誘う simply means to invite or tempt someone once, whereas 口説く suggests repeated, insistent attempts to win someone over.
引っ張る in this sense means to tempt or draw someone into a group, while 誘う is the plain, everyday verb for inviting someone along.
誘う is a general word for inviting someone to do something, while 連れ出す implies actually taking them physically out of a place.
invite each other; ask each other out
invite; ask to do; tempt; entice