誘う

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
誘
さそ Grade: S
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

• Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of "誘う"

Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形) Attributive (連体形)	誘う	さそう	[sàsóú]
Imperative (命令形)	誘え	さそえ	[sàsóé]
Key constructions
Passive	誘われる	さそわれる	[sàsówárérú]
Causative	誘わせる	さそわせる	[sàsówásérú]
Potential	誘える	さそえる	[sàsóérú]
Volitional	誘おう	さそおー	[sàsóóꜜò]
Negative	誘わない	さそわない	[sàsówánáí]
Negative perfective	誘わなかった	さそわなかった	[sàsówánáꜜkàttà]
Formal	誘います	さそいます	[sàsóímáꜜsù]
Perfective	誘った	さそった	[sàsóttá]
Conjunctive	誘って	さそって	[sàsótté]
Hypothetical conditional	誘えば	さそえば	[sàsóéꜜbà]

Verb

誘(さそ)う • (sasou) transitive godan (stem 誘(さそ)い (sasoi), past 誘(さそ)った (sasotta))

1. To invite.

   好(す)きな子(こ)をデートに誘(さそ)う

   suki na ko o dēto ni sasou

   to invite one's crush out on a date

Usage notes

• someoneをsomethingに誘う — invite someone to do something

  誰(だれ)かを散歩(さんぽ)に誘(さそ)う

  dareka o sanpo ni sasou

  invite someone out for a stroll

• someoneをsomeplaceへ誘う — invite someone to go somewhere
  • The place can refer to some kind of activity location, such as a concert or a play.
• someoneからsomethingに誘われる — (passive) to be invited by someone to do something
• someoneからsomeplaceへ誘われる — (passive) to be invited by someone to someplace

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
誘
いざな Grade: S
kun'yomi

Verb

誘(いざな)う • (izanau) transitive godan (stem 誘(いざな)い (izanai), past 誘(いざな)った (izanatta))

1. (dated or poetic) To invite.

   人(ひと)を悪(あく)の道(みち)へ誘(いざな)う

   hito o aku no michi e izanau

   to lure someone to the path of wrongdoing

2. To tempt; to coerce.