めばえる
Japanese
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 芽生える |
Etymology
From 芽 (me) + 生える (haeru). The haeru changes to baeru as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
Verb
めばえる • (mebaeru) ←めばえる (mebaeru)?intransitive ichidan (stem めばえ (mebae), past めばえた (mebaeta))
- (literally or figuratively) to bud; to sprout
- 恋心が芽生える
- koigokoro ga mebaeru
- to start having thoughts of love and romance
- 恋心が芽生える
Conjugation
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | めばえ | mebae | |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | めばえ | mebae | |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | めばえる | mebaeru | |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | めばえる | mebaeru | |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | めばえれ | mebaere | |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | めばえよ¹ めばえろ² |
mebaeyo¹ mebaero² | |
| Key constructions | |||
| Passive | めばえられる | mebaerareru | |
| Causative | めばえさせる めばえさす |
mebaesaseru mebaesasu | |
| Potential | めばえられる めばえれる³ |
mebaerareru mebaereru³ | |
| Volitional | めばえよう | mebaeyō | |
| Negative | めばえない めばえぬ めばえん |
mebaenai mebaenu mebaen | |
| Negative continuative | めばえず | mebaezu | |
| Formal | めばえます | mebaemasu | |
| Perfective | めばえた | mebaeta | |
| Conjunctive | めばえて | mebaete | |
| Hypothetical conditional | めばえれば | mebaereba | |
¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
³ Colloquial potential