にらめっこ
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Japanese
[edit]| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 睨めっこ |
Etymology
[edit](This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “shift from *にらみっこ < にらむ?”)
From っこ (kko).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]- a kind of game in which children make funny faces to try to make others laugh and lose, similar to a staring contest
Verb
[edit]にらめっこする • (niramekko suru) suru (stem にらめっこし (niramekko shi), past にらめっこした (niramekko shita))
- to glare at each other
- (figuratively) to stare (at)
- パソコンと睨めっこする
- pasokon to niramekko suru
- to stare at the computer
- パソコンと睨めっこする
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of "にらめっこする" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | にらめっこし | niramekko shi | ||
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | にらめっこし | niramekko shi | ||
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | にらめっこする | niramekko suru | ||
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | にらめっこする | niramekko suru | ||
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | にらめっこすれ | niramekko sure | ||
| Meireikei ("imperative") | にらめっこせよ¹ にらめっこしろ² |
niramekko seyo¹ niramekko shiro² | ||
| Key constructions | ||||
| Passive | にらめっこされる | niramekko sareru | ||
| Causative | にらめっこさせる にらめっこさす |
niramekko saseru niramekko sasu | ||
| Potential | にらめっこできる | niramekko dekiru | ||
| Volitional | にらめっこしよう | niramekko shiyō | ||
| Negative | にらめっこしない | niramekko shinai | ||
| Negative continuative | にらめっこせず | niramekko sezu | ||
| Formal | にらめっこします | niramekko shimasu | ||
| Perfective | にらめっこした | niramekko shita | ||
| Conjunctive | にらめっこして | niramekko shite | ||
| Hypothetical conditional | にらめっこすれば | niramekko sureba | ||
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative | ||||