I Love Kanji話す (hanasu)
話す (はなす, hanasu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to talk; to speak”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- はなす
- Romaji
- hanasu
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
- Level
- JLPT N5 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat · godan verb, transitive
- to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe · godan verb, transitive
- to speak (a language) · godan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 話す
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 話す | はなす hanasu |
| Polite (~masu) | 話します | はなします hanashimasu |
| Negative | 話さない | はなさない hanasanai |
| Polite negative | 話しません | はなしません hanashimasen |
| Past | 話した | はなした hanashita |
| Polite past | 話しました | はなしました hanashimashita |
| Negative past | 話さなかった | はなさなかった hanasanakatta |
| Te-form | 話して | はなして hanashite |
| Potential | 話せる | はなせる hanaseru |
| Passive | 話される | はなされる hanasareru |
| Causative | 話させる | はなさせる hanasaseru |
| Volitional | 話そう | はなそう hanasou |
| Imperative | 話せ | はなせ hanase |
| Conditional (~ba) | 話せば | はなせば hanaseba |
Kanji in 話す
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 話す.
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Source: JMdict entry 1562350 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.