述べる
のべる
to state; to express; to say; to tell
JLPT N3 Common word Intermediate Japanese L13
Meanings
Ichidan verb, Transitive
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 述べるのべる | 述べますのべます |
| Negative | 述べないのべない | 述べませんのべません |
| Past | 述べたのべた | 述べましたのべました |
| Past negative | 述べなかったのべなかった | 述べませんでしたのべませんでした |
| Te-form | 述べてのべて |
|---|---|
| Potential | 述べられるのべられる |
| Passive | 述べられるのべられる |
| Causative | 述べさせるのべさせる |
| Volitional | 述べようのべよう |
| Imperative | 述べろのべろ |
| Conditional (ば) | 述べればのべれば |
| Conditional (たら) | 述べたらのべたら |
Example sentences
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State your case briefly.
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I gave an opening address.
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He described his own experience.
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He mentioned it.
何か述べてくれませんか。
Will you give us a statement?
More examples (10)
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She indicated her reasons to us.
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He stated the importance of the education.
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He gave us his impression of the poem.
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Give your argument against going.
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He remarked on the topic.
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He was explicit on the point.
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Let him have his say.
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Please confine yourself to a short comment.
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You are at liberty to state your own views.
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Describe that accident in detail.