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
- (Tokyo) めばえる [mèbáéꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
- IPA(key): [me̞ba̠e̞ɾɯ̟ᵝ]
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
Conjugation of "めばえる" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Stem forms | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imperfective (未然形) | めばえ | mebae | ||
| Continuative (連用形) | めばえ | mebae | ||
| Terminal (終止形) | めばえる | mebaeru | ||
| Attributive (連体形) | めばえる | mebaeru | ||
| Hypothetical (仮定形) | めばえれ | mebaere | ||
| Imperative (命令形) | 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 | ||||
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN