ねばねば
Japanese
Adverb
ねばねば (katakana ネバネバ, rōmaji nebaneba)
- 粘粘: stickily
- 粘粘: persistently
Noun
ねばねば (katakana ネバネバ, rōmaji nebaneba)
- 粘粘: stickiness
- 粘粘: persistence
Usage notes
When this term refers to being persistent, it often has a negative connotation.
Verb
ねばねばする (katakana ネバネバする, rōmaji nebaneba suru)
- 粘粘: 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。
- 粘粘: be persistent, tenacious
Conjugation
Conjugation of "ねばねばする" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Stem forms | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imperfective (未然形) | ねばねばし | nebaneba shi | ||
| Continuative (連用形) | ねばねばし | nebaneba shi | ||
| Terminal (終止形) | ねばねばする | nebaneba suru | ||
| Attributive (連体形) | ねばねばする | nebaneba suru | ||
| Hypothetical (仮定形) | ねばねばすれ | nebaneba sure | ||
| Imperative (命令形) | 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)