予告|よこくyokoku[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verb(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning
- nountrailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 予告する(よこくする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 予告します(よこくします) |
| Negative (nai) | 予告しない(よこくしない) |
| polite (masen) | 予告しません(よこくしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 予告せず・予告せぬ(よこくせず・よこくせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 予告した(よこくした) |
| polite (mashita) | 予告しました(よこくしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 予告しなかった(よこくしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 予告しませんでした(よこくしませんでした) |
| Te form | 予告して(よこくして) |
| Potential | 予告できる(よこくできる) |
| Passive | 予告される(よこくされる) |
| Causative | 予告させる(よこくさせる) |
| Causative passive | 予告させられる(よこくさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 予告すれば(よこくすれば) |
| tara | 予告したら(よこくしたら) |
| Volitional | 予告しよう(よこくしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 予告しましょう(よこくしましょう) |
| Imperative | 予告しろ(よこくしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym通知つうちNeutralInforming someone of something, as in 「合格通知」, or a notification on your phone; unlike 「予告」it does not stress being in advance.
- Synonym前触れまえぶれNeutralAdvance notice, but also a sign that something is coming; 「予告」is a deliberate announcement, as in 「予告編」.
- Relatedお知らせおしらせNeutralA polite word for telling someone; covers notices and announcements of any kind, not necessarily in advance, while 「予告」is specifically beforehand.
- Related知らせしらせNeutralNews or a notice, and can also be an omen; 「予告」stresses announcing beforehand that something is about to happen.
- Related案内あんないNeutralGiving information or guidance, and also leading the way; 「予告」is only about things that are going to happen.
Use 「予告」to announce something before it happens; a film trailer is 「予告編」. For general notices pick 「お知らせ」or 「通知」, and for signs that something is coming use 「前触れ」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


