でれでれ
Japanese
Etymology
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| デレデレ |
This term is part of a cluster of terms surrounding a root でれ (dere, “slovenliness? sloppiness? shamefulness?”) that is not attested on its own.
- でれる (dereru, verb), attested from 1867[1]
- でれでれ (deredere, adverb), attested from 1889[1]
- でれっと (deretto, adverb), attested from 1889[1]
- でれり (dereri, adverb), attested from 1891[1]
- でれつく (deretsuku, verb), attested from 1908[1]
Further derivation is uncertain. Possibly related to noun 照れ (tere, “embarrassment, ashamedness, bashfulness”), from verb 照れる (tereru, “to be embarrassed, ashamed, bashful”).
Pronunciation
Adverb
でれでれ or デレデレ • (deredere)
- slovenly, sloppily, in the manner of a slob
- swooningly, fawningly, schmoozingly, flirtingly (especially regarding a man's behavior towards women)
Verb
でれでれする or デレデレする • (deredere suru) suru (stem でれでれし (deredere shi), past でれでれした (deredere shita))
- to be slovenly, to be sloppy, to be a slob
- to schmooze, to flirt, to fawn, to be soft on women (especially regarding a man's behavior towards women)
Conjugation
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | デレデレし | てれでれし | teredere shi |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | デレデレし | てれでれし | teredere shi |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | デレデレする | てれでれする | teredere suru |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | デレデレする | てれでれする | teredere suru |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | デレデレすれ | てれでれすれ | teredere sure |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | デレデレせよ¹ デレデレしろ² |
てれでれせよ¹ てれでれしろ² |
teredere seyo¹ teredere shiro² |
| Key constructions | |||
| Passive | デレデレされる | てれでれされる | teredere sareru |
| Causative | デレデレさせる デレデレさす |
てれでれさせる てれでれさす |
teredere saseru teredere sasu |
| Potential | デレデレできる | てれでれできる | teredere dekiru |
| Volitional | デレデレしよう | てれでれしよう | teredere shiyō |
| Negative | デレデレしない | てれでれしない | teredere shinai |
| Negative continuative | デレデレせず | てれでれせず | teredere sezu |
| Formal | デレデレします | てれでれします | teredere shimasu |
| Perfective | デレデレした | てれでれした | teredere shita |
| Conjunctive | デレデレして | てれでれして | teredere shite |
| Hypothetical conditional | デレデレすれば | てれでれすれば | teredere sureba |
¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Shōgaku Tosho (1988), 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN