ねばねば
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Japanese
[edit]Alternative spelling |
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粘々 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Tokyo) ねばねば [néꜜbànèbà] (Atamadaka – [1])[1] applies to the adverb and the -suru verb
- (Tokyo) ねばねば [nèbánébá] (Heiban – [0])[1] applies to the noun
- IPA(key): [ne̞ba̠ne̞ba̠]
Adverb
[edit]Noun
[edit]Usage notes
[edit]When this term refers to being persistent, it often has a negative connotation.
Verb
[edit]ねばねばする or ネバネバする • (nebaneba suru) suru (stem ねばねばし (nebanebasuru shi), past ねばねばした (nebanebasuru shita))
- be sticky, greasy
- 手がねばねばした。
- Te ga nebaneba shita.
- My hands are sticky.
- 手がねばねばした。
- be persistent, tenacious
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of "ねばねばする" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | ||||
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Mizenkei ("imperfective") | ねばねばし | nebaneba shi | ||
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | ねばねばし | nebaneba shi | ||
Shūshikei ("terminal") | ねばねばする | nebaneba suru | ||
Rentaikei ("attributive") | ねばねばする | nebaneba suru | ||
Kateikei ("hypothetical") | ねばねばすれ | nebaneba sure | ||
Meireikei ("imperative") | ねばねばせよ¹ ねばねばしろ² |
nebaneba seyo¹ nebaneba shiro² | ||
Key constructions | ||||
Passive | ねばねばされる | nebaneba sareru | ||
Causative | ねばねばさせる ねばねばさす |
nebaneba saseru nebaneba sasu | ||
Potential | ねばねばできる | nebaneba dekiru | ||
Volitional | ねばねばしよう | nebaneba shiyō | ||
Negative | ねばねばしない | nebaneba shinai | ||
Negative continuative | ねばねばせず | nebaneba sezu | ||
Formal | ねばねばします | nebaneba shimasu | ||
Perfective | ねばねばした | nebaneba shita | ||
Conjunctive | ねばねばして | nebaneba shite | ||
Hypothetical conditional | ねばねばすれば | nebaneba sureba | ||
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative |
Synonyms
[edit]- 粘る (nebaru)