Present and future
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI am found out | ||
| NegativeI am not found out |
JAPANESE VERB
ばれる
to be found out, to become known
- #258 most used
- Ichidan verb (ru-verb)
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
finished actions
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI was found out | ||
| NegativeI was not found out |
Te-form
て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| て-formbeing found out, and… | ||
| Doing now (て います)I am being found out | ||
| Please (て ください)please be found out |
Potential
可能形 · “can”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI can be found out | ||
| NegativeI can’t be found out |
Want to
たい形 · “want to”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI want to be found out | ||
| NegativeI don’t want to be found out |
Volitional
意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Let’slet’s be found out |
Conditional
条件形 · “if” and “when”
- If (ば) if I am found out
- If, when (たら) if I am found out
Commands and requests
命令形 · from gentle to blunt
- Do it (なさい) be found out (do it)
- Plain command be found out!
- Please don’t please don’t be found out
Passive and causative
受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Passive | ||
| Causative |
How to use ばれる
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present and future
うそ は いつか ばれます。
Lies always come out eventually.
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Past
サプライズ が ゆい に ばれた。
Yui found out about the surprise.
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Te-form
もう みんな に ばれて いる よ。
Everyone already knows.
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Potential
ここ まで きたら、 もう ばれられない。
Having come this far, we can't get found out now.
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Want to
この ひみつ は ぜったい ばれたくない。
I really don't want this secret to come out.
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Volitional
こんな に うまく かくせば、 ばれよう が ない。
Hidden this well, there's no way it'll be found out.
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Conditional
ちち に ばれたら、 おこられる よ。
If Dad finds out, we'll get told off.
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Commands and requests
たのむ から、 さいご まで ばれないで ください。
Please, don't come out before the end.
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Passive and causative
おとうと が ひみつ を はは に ばれさせた。
My little brother let Mum find out the secret.
Good to know
- What comes out takes が, who finds out takes に: うそ が はは に ばれた.
Where you hear ばれる
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Japanese · Intermediate Level 1
- ベン の うそ は すぐ ばれる。 Ben's lies are found out straight away.
- サプライズ が ばれた。 The surprise got out.
- あした その はなし を すれば、 サプライズ が ばれる よ。 If you tell that story tomorrow, the surprise will get out.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: ichidan verb (ru-verb).