No. 1,196 in Japanese
聞か
"聞か" is the stem form of the verb "聞く," meaning "to hear," "to listen," or "to ask."
In a sentence
この曲を聞かせてください。
Please let me listen to this song.
聞かせて is derived from the verb 聞く (to listen) and here it is used in the causative form meaning 'let (someone) listen'.
私の話を聞かないでください。
Please don’t listen to my story.
聞かないで is the negative request form of the verb 聞く, instructing someone not to listen or pay attention.
彼にそれを聞かれるのが怖いです。
I am afraid of being asked about that by him.
聞かれる is the passive form of the verb 聞く, indicating being asked or heard by someone.
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