ねばねば
Japanese
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 粘々 |
Pronunciation
- (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
ねばねば or ネバネバ • (nebaneba)
Noun
ねばねば or ネバネバ • (nebaneba)
Usage notes
When this term refers to being persistent, it often has a negative connotation.
Verb
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
| 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
- 粘る (nebaru)