ねばねば
Japanese
[edit]| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 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 (nebaneba shi), past ねばねばした (nebaneba 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") | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)