びびる
Japanese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Onomatopoeic.[1] First attested in 1680.[2]
Alternatively, an abbreviation of びくびくする (bikubiku suru, “be frightened, be scared”), also deriving from onomatopoeia.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]びびる or ビビる • (bibiru) godan (stem びびり (bibiri), past びびった (bibitta))
- (informal) to be scared from shock
- (informal) to be intimidated
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of "びびる" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | びびら | bibira | |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | びびり | bibiri | |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | びびる | bibiru | |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | びびる | bibiru | |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | びびれ | bibire | |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | びびれ | bibire | |
| Key constructions | |||
| Passive | びびられる | bibirareru | |
| Causative | びびらせる びびらす |
bibiraseru bibirasu | |
| Potential | びびれる | bibireru | |
| Volitional | びびろう | bibirō | |
| Negative | びびらない | bibiranai | |
| Negative continuative | びびらず | bibirazu | |
| Formal | びびります | bibirimasu | |
| Perfective | びびった | bibitta | |
| Conjunctive | びびって | bibitte | |
| Hypothetical conditional | びびれば | bibireba | |
References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 ビビる／びびる - Gogen Yurai Jiten (in Japanese)
- ^ “びびる”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten][1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN