吠える
ほえる
to bark; to howl; to bay; to roar
JLPT N3 Common word
Meanings
Ichidan verb, Intransitive
to bark; to howl; to bay; to roar; to yelp; to yap- to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea)
- to yell; to shout; to cry; to moan
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 吠えるほえる | 吠えますほえます |
| Negative | 吠えないほえない | 吠えませんほえません |
| Past | 吠えたほえた | 吠えましたほえました |
| Past negative | 吠えなかったほえなかった | 吠えませんでしたほえませんでした |
| Te-form | 吠えてほえて |
|---|---|
| Potential | 吠えられるほえられる |
| Passive | 吠えられるほえられる |
| Causative | 吠えさせるほえさせる |
| Volitional | 吠えようほえよう |
| Imperative | 吠えろほえろ |
| Conditional (ば) | 吠えればほえれば |
| Conditional (たら) | 吠えたらほえたら |
Example sentences
犬が吠えた。
The dog barked.
犬が吠えている。
A dog is barking.
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He looked at me and barked.
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All of a sudden, a dog began barking.
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The old dog barked.
More examples (10)
犬が吠え続けていた。
The dog kept on barking.
この犬はよく吠えます。
This dog barks a lot.
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The dog kept barking all through the night.
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Don't be afraid of barking dogs.
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She is afraid of barking dogs.
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The dog barked at the mailman.
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Does it bark at her?
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Dogs bark when the caravan passes by.
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Tom's dog barks at everybody.
犬はリスに吠えかかった。
The dog barked at the squirrel.