shout

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 叫 means shouting aloud; its kun-reading is さけぶ and its on-reading is きょう.
• Basic usage: 叫ぶ describes the act of shouting; 叫び names a cry that can be heard or echo.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• What was shouted and the past tense
  • 逃げろと叫んだ means that someone shouted for others to run; と marks the content of the shout.
  • The past tense of 叫ぶ is 叫んだ. The ending ぶ changes to んだ.