つぼる
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Japanese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From 壺 (tsubo, “pot”) + る (-ru). From the idioms 壺に嵌まる (tsubo ni hamaru, literally “to be stuck in a pot”), 壺に入る (tsubo ni hairu, literally “to enter a pot”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
つぼる or ツボる • (tsuboru) godan (stem つぼり (tsubori), past つぼった (tsubotta))
- (slang) to find something utterly hilarious
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of "つぼる" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | つぼら | tsubora | |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | つぼり | tsubori | |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | つぼる | tsuboru | |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | つぼる | tsuboru | |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | つぼれ | tsubore | |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | つぼれ | tsubore | |
| Key constructions | |||
| Passive | つぼられる | tsuborareru | |
| Causative | つぼらせる つぼらす |
tsuboraseru tsuborasu | |
| Potential | つぼれる | tsuboreru | |
| Volitional | つぼろう | tsuborō | |
| Negative | つぼらない | tsuboranai | |
| Negative continuative | つぼらず | tsuborazu | |
| Formal | つぼります | tsuborimasu | |
| Perfective | つぼった | tsubotta | |
| Conjunctive | つぼって | tsubotte | |
| Hypothetical conditional | つぼれば | tsuboreba | |
Related terms[edit]
- つぼい (tsuboi)