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[よく()·]
yokuiu
godan verb

Alternate Written Forms:

[()··()·]
yokuiu
[()··()·]
yokuiu

Root Words:

[よく + ()·]
yoku + iu

English Meaning(s) for よく言う

godan verb
  1. to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty
  2. to say well; to say cleverly; to say elegantly
  3. to say often; to say frequently
  4. to say without shame; to say impudently (oft. as an admonition in the form of よく言うよ)

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Stroke Order Diagrams for よく言う

Conjugations for よく言う

masu stem
[よく()·]
yokuii
Negative stem
[よく()·]
yokuiwa
te-form
[よく()··]
yokuitte
Negative te-form
[よく()····]
yokuiwanakute
Adverbial Negative Form
[よく()···]
yokuiwanaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[よく()·]
yokuiu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[よく()···]
yokuiwanai
Past Indicative Form
[よく()··]
yokuitta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[よく()·····]
yokuiwanakatta
Presumptive Form
[よく()··]
yokuiou
Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[よく()···]
yokuiimasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[よく()····]
yokuiimasen
Past Indicative Form
[よく()····]
yokuiimashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[よく()·······]
yokuiimasendeshita
Presumptive Form
[よく()·····]
yokuiimashou
Tai Form
Present Indicative Form
[よく()···]
yokuiitai
Present Indicative Negative Form
[よく()·····]
yokuiitakunai
Past Indicative Form
[よく()·····]
yokuiitakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[よく()·······]
yokuiitakunakatta
Adjective stem
[よく()··]
yokuiita
te-form
[よく()····]
yokuiitakute
Negative te-form
[よく()······]
yokuiitakunakute
Adverbial Form
[よく()···]
yokuiitaku
Provisional Form
[よく()·····]
yokuiitakereba
Provisional Negative Form
[よく()·······]
yokuiitakunakereba
Conditional Form
[よく()······]
yokuiitakattara
Conditional Negative Form
[よく()········]
yokuiitakunakattara
Objective Form
[よく()···]
yokuiitasa
Imperative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[よく()·]
yokuie
Imperative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[よく()····]
yokuiinasai
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
[よく()··]
yokuieba
Present Indicative Negative Form
[よく()·····]
yokuiwanakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
[よく()····]
yokuiwanakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
[よく()···]
yokuittara
Present Indicative Negative Form
[よく()······]
yokuiwanakattara
Alternative Form
Present Indicative Form
[よく()···]
yokuittari
Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[よく()··]
yokuieru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[よく()···]
yokuienai
Past Indicative Form
[よく()··]
yokuieta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[よく()·····]
yokuienakatta
masu-stem
[よく()·]
yokuie
te-form
[よく()··]
yokuiete
Negative te-form
[よく()····]
yokuienakute
Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[よく()···]
yokuiemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[よく()····]
yokuiemasen
Past Indicative Form
[よく()····]
yokuiemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[よく()·······]
yokuiemasendeshita
Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[よく()···]
yokuiwareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[よく()····]
yokuiwarenai
Past Indicative Form
[よく()···]
yokuiwareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[よく()······]
yokuiwarenakatta
masu stem
[よく()··]
yokuiware
te-form
[よく()···]
yokuiwarete
Negative te-form
[よく()·····]
yokuiwarenakute
Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[よく()····]
yokuiwaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[よく()·····]
yokuiwaremasen
Past Indicative Form
[よく()·····]
yokuiwaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[よく()········]
yokuiwaremasendeshita
Causative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[よく()···]
yokuiwaseru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[よく()····]
yokuiwasenai
Past Indicative Form
[よく()···]
yokuiwaseta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[よく()······]
yokuiwasenakatta
masu stem
[よく()··]
yokuiwase
te-form
[よく()···]
yokuiwasete
Negative te-form
[よく()·····]
yokuiwasenakute
Causative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[よく()····]
yokuiwasemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[よく()·····]
yokuiwasemasen
Past Indicative Form
[よく()·····]
yokuiwasemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[よく()········]
yokuiwasemasendeshita
Causative Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[よく()····]
yokuiwasareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
[よく()·····]
yokuiwasarenai
Past Indicative Form
[よく()····]
yokuiwasareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
[よく()·······]
yokuiwasarenakatta
masu stem
[よく()···]
yokuiwasare
te-form
[よく()····]
yokuiwasarete
Negative te-form
[よく()······]
yokuiwasarenakute
Causative Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[よく()·····]
yokuiwasaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
[よく()······]
yokuiwasaremasen
Past Indicative Form
[よく()······]
yokuiwasaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
[よく()·········]
yokuiwasaremasendeshita
Colloquial Form
Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form
[よく()··]
yokuiwan
Formal Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
[よく()··]
yokuiwazu
Classical Form (nu)
Present Indicative Negative Form
[よく()··]
yokuiwanu
Classical Form (zaru)
Present Indicative Negative Form
[よく()···]
yokuiwazaru

Sample Sentences for よく言う

'The child is father to the man' is certainly well said.
I'm often told that I'm hard to approach.
Don't make me laugh.
She is well spoken of by everybody.
The stock market is often called a dangerous one.

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