おんぶ

Japanese

Alternative spelling
負んぶ

Etymology

From おぶう (obuu).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) おんぶ [óꜜǹbù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [õ̞mbɯ̟]

Noun

おんぶ • (onbu) 

1. (childish) a piggyback ride; being carried on someone's back

   パパ、おんぶ頂(ちょう)戴(だい)。

   Papa, onbu chōdai.

   Daddy, give me a piggy-back ride.

2. dependence; depending on someone, relying on someone

Derived terms

• おんぶ紐(ひも) (onbuhimo, “sling”)

Verb

おんぶする • (onbu suru) suru (stem おんぶし (onbu shi), past おんぶした (onbu shita))

1. (childish) to give someone a piggyback ride

   彼(かの)女(じょ)をおんぶする

   kanojo o onbu suru

   to give one's girlfriend a piggyback ride

2. (childish) to receive a piggyback ride
3. to rely on, depend on (someone)

   企(き)業(ぎょう)におんぶしてしまう。

   Kigyō ni onbu shite-shimau.

   They rely on corporate support.

Conjugation

Conjugation of "おんぶする" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	おんぶし	onbu shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	おんぶし	onbu shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	おんぶする	onbu suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	おんぶする	onbu suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	おんぶすれ	onbu sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	おんぶせよ¹ おんぶしろ²	onbu seyo¹ onbu shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	おんぶされる	onbu sareru
Causative	おんぶさせる おんぶさす	onbu saseru onbu sasu
Potential	おんぶできる	onbu dekiru
Volitional	おんぶしよう	onbu shiyō
Negative	おんぶしない	onbu shinai
Negative continuative	おんぶせず	onbu sezu
Formal	おんぶします	onbu shimasu
Perfective	おんぶした	onbu shita
Conjunctive	おんぶして	onbu shite
Hypothetical conditional	おんぶすれば	onbu sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative