通話する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 通話する | 通話しない |
| Polite | 通話します | 通話しません |
| Past polite | 通話しました | 通話しませんでした |
| Past | 通話した | 通話しなかった |
| Te-form | 通話して | 通話しないで |
| Desire | 通話したい | 通話したくない |
| Potential | 通話できる | 通話できない |
| Passive | 通話される | 通話されない |
| Causative | 通話させる | 通話させない |
| Causative passive | 通話させられる | 通話させられない |
| Volitional | 通話しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 通話しましょう | |
| Imperative | 通話しろ | 通話するな |
| Conditional | 通話すれば | 通話しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 通話したら | 通話しなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
call; telephone call; voice or video call
Refers to speaking with someone through a telephone, smartphone, app, or similar connection. As 通話する, it is intransitive and commonly used with と for the person called, or in compounds such as 音声通話 and ビデオ通話.
I talked with a friend on the phone for an hour.
The call dropped because the signal was bad.
Tomorrow's meeting will be held by video call.
billing unit for calls; counter for call units
Specialized telecom or billing use: 通話 can count a set-duration unit of a telephone call for calculating charges, rather than simply counting separate conversations.
In this rate table, three minutes is calculated as one call unit.
I had a video call with a friend.
With this plan, calls of up to 10 minutes are free.
The call got cut off when we entered the tunnel.
I hung up once we finished talking.
international call